Title: Discussion Forum Description: Experiment 7: Alcohols in Wine, and flavorings, by GC-MS
Course: Food Analysis Labs > Section: Course Content

Can flavorings be hazardous? Check out this information from the Center for Disease Control about occupational exposure to flavorings leading to irreversable lung disease:

It may make you think twice about your butter-flavored popcorn!

1. What should workers do who think that they may be in danger from occupational exposure to volatiles from flavorings?
2. Give another example of a volatile flavoring that is present in food you consume.
3. Do you think that the risks to you in consuming that food or the same, or different from that of the workers preparing it? Explain your reasoning.