Flavoring-related Lung Disease - Publications

Publications

• Health Hazard Alert – Diacetyl (Butter Flavor Chemical) Use in Flavor Manufacturing (PDF) ... Spanish
• Fixed Obstructive Lung Disease Among Workers in the Flavor-Manufacturing Industry – California, 2004-2007 - MMWR Report (2007) 

For Health Care Providers

•  Medical Surveillance for Flavoring-Related Lung Disease (PDF, 1.5 MB) (May 2012)
• Sample respiratory health questionnaires health care providers can use for evaluating flavoring workers:
         Initial questionnaire (Word) ... Spanish 
         Follow-up questionnaire (Word) ... Spanish

Outreach Campaign Materials

• Case Summaries: Food flavoring workers with bronchiolitis obliterans following exposure to diacetyl (PDF) (2006)
• Letter to Employers (PDF)
• Employer Resources (PDF) 
• Letter to Health Care Providers (PDF) 
• Letter to Worker & Community Organizations (PDF) 
• Pulmonary Function Testing (PDF, English) ... Spanish

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