This morning, OSHA issued a press release stating that it has revised the NEP onDiacetyl in Microwave Popcorn to include other flavorings and substitutes. This term (Diacetyl And Possibly Other Related Substitutes), DAPORS, was coined by ACOEM. This comes on the heels of OSHA releasing a new SHIB on Diacetyl and Subsititutes (DAPORS) last October and the announcement of the expanded rulemaking effort on Diacetyl and Food Flavorings. It was well known among insiders that a rev

As I posted yesterday, OSHA has released a new (revived) National Emphasis Program on Microwave Popcorn (Diacetyl / DAPORS). This new NEP expands the list of flavoring chemicals to be included in the inspection process – beyond just diacetyl. It’s not clear how they are taking what seems to be a leap of faith with the new studies and leveraging them into such a specific enforcement program. There seems to be no empirical evidence mentioned in the new NEP which links substitut

Below are a number of quotes which were provided as part of an interview regarding the topic of OSHA Reguatory Agenda item: Food Flavorings / Diacetyl. The SHIB which was published by the agency a couple of months ago has a number of serious flaws. In the newOSHA Reg Agenda published on December 20, 2010, the agency announced that it will be expanding the diacetyl rulemaking to include many other food flavorings as well. Below are some quotes which were provided. By the way,

OSHA seems to be everyone’s favorite punching bag and the recipient of criticism over virtually everything that it does. If it issues a rule that does not make any sense, then we’ll see the business community protest whatever that action is as being wasteful. If OSHA doesn’t move fast enough or works on ‘too few rules’ then the unions will balk. In some respects, the Agency can hardly ever win… or so it seems most of the time. But in this blog post, I wanted to focus on some