Should popcorn be banned in public?

Question

Apparantly the fumes of popcorn cause lung cancer. Shouldn't I have the right to NOT be exposed to lung cancer due to second hand popping?

http://health.yahoo.com/news/179052

Sorry, I thought the sarcasm was obvious.

Answer 1

Not only are second hand popping fumes lethal, it is a disgusting habit. Pretty soon kernel husks are stuck in the miscreant tortfeasor's teeth and looking directly into a smile from one of those dentifrices can take a few days off of your life span each time, yessirree Bob. We all know Oroville Redenbacher was a commie-hippie redneck pot farmer subsidized by the tobacco industry to grow his own illicit popping corn in between depleted rice paddies in Burma, cutting corners in the quality of his manure fertilizer supplies and employing child labor. I'm afraid popping-only sections are not the answer. We must eradicate this blight, this couch potato plague, now, before it's too late for the children.

Answer 2

Well, let's just say this is an old one because I learned maybe 5 years ago that microwaved popcorn is cancer causing...not only the flavouring etc, which has been linkied to cancer deaths among employees involved in the production, but the Teflon lining of the bags...I stopped and banned the stuff from my house even though it satisfied the nightly munchies in a way no other substance on this planet can...the flavouring, the bag and the whole concept should be banned because this is a real one and from public, right along with the evil weed. Funny, the only time in recent history we have had a giant box of microwave packages to use in my house, and of course primarily by a certain pot smoking hippy caught up in a time warp, is when the X wife sent two boxes to the kids for Christmas knowing full well who would eat it...now after reading this, she is trying to kill me...
The other night, Adam, 19 and my kids decided upon a movie night...got to have popcorn...Adam is lost, new to my house, because he can't find the microwave popcorn...then after I disappoint him on that count, he asks where the machine is...sorry no machine..."Well then how the ****are we going to have a movie night?...in a angry tone..so, I trot to the kitchen, pull out my biggest pot, stainless of course, pour in a large amount of olive oil, or grape seed oil to take the higher heat, some salt, gotta have salt...heat until it sizzles, toss in a handful or two of frozen popcorn, regular popcorn kept in the freezer, lid it, and wait,,,hum hum...at the first pop, agitate the pot and when popping really starts shake the pot vigorously...after about 30 seconds turn of heat and wait for popping to stop... never put the pot directly back on as it will burn...about a 1/4 inch above burner...remove, put in bowl instantly because it can still burn...butter it with the real stuff and serve..well, Adam was amazed at this technology..he had never seen it done before, like first came the bags then came popcorn?.. and everyone loved it..there...us old guys remember when Mom would do it Saturday nights for the hockey game and that was all that was on...ever tell you how many miles I walked to school..next time...ok..I'll stop.
Ok, hey I am an old guy, and I was slow reading....I see it does not mention the Teflon lining of the bag...well, read about Teflon and the problems it can cause..I would have assumed the article included this as a possible cause of the man's cancer too...Teflon is deadly and lines many of the packaging in today's fast food products...all my Teflon products, I only use cast iron (only Western country products because of lead), stainless and glass now, are now in the bin with the two empty earlier mentioned boxes. OK done.

Answer 3

The individual was exposed to the fumes over a long period of time. You are not going to get cancer from popping a bag of popcorn in your microwave. Read the article thoroughly next time.

And most places use air popping machines and add real ingredients instead of the artificial flavoring that were giving off fumes in huge amounts at a time in the factory.

Answer 4

I knew Orville Redenbacher was a pusher! Just wait for the Surgeon Generals warnings on a bag of popcorn!

WARNING***
This bag of popcorn may cause retardation and complications with reasoning and normal thought!

Answer 5

Absolutely; I don't have the government putting enough restrictions in my life without having to be concerned about popcorn fumes...

Answer 6

If the little ban smoking nazis have their way, they'd soon ban popcorn. Say good-bye to eating popcorn in public.

Answer 7

It is microwave popcorn. Most public places, such as movie theaters, use air poppers. Different kind of corn all together.

Answer 8

The person that article is about made multiple bags of popcorn every day for years. Who would ever imagine that was unhealthy?

Answer 9

I have said all along that processed food is responsible for the increase in cancer.

Answer 10

Ban it then sue popcorn companies and get rich lol