Popcorn Lung

[Bazile]

Who would have thought that this product was bad for you ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ld-us-canada-19657878

[Zacs-Master]

Everything in moderation.

[daffy654]

As with many things it is only bad for you in excessive quantities.

[Duncer]

I read that earlier and the defence said it came from working with chemicals in his job.

[FredPuli43]

That's the US for you! Bet there are no scientific papers showing any danger. But, as always, you can find some expert to support a claim and the case is decided by a jury, as are the damages, so you've always got a run.
Lat night's CBS News had a scare story about rice. It contains arsenic, both from the soil and from fertilizers. That looks like a promising area for litigation! There are lots of potential claims for almost anything in the US.

[Sqad]

\\\ Bet there are no scientific papers showing any danger. But, as always, you can find some expert to support a claim and the case is decided by a jury, as are the damages, so you've always got a run.\\

There are now......a precedent has been set. ;-)