1, because the popcorn processing methods, are not healthy. Methods on the market are no more than two, one is bagged with microwave heating, but the bag contains a high amount of diacetyl. Another, the popcorn machine, but there is lead in the machine. So it is better to eat less.

2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency deliberately microwave heating, popcorn emitted by the flavor of the chemical substances in the test, the results found in the bag of a substance known as diacetyl seriously exceeded the standard. Rare lung disease among workers in a number of microwave popcorn-flavoring plants in the United States is also thought to be linked to their exposure to gases rising from buttery-flavored popcorn.

3, in addition to supermarkets and shopping malls selling bags of popcorn, there are many stalls on the street using popcorn machine avalanche popcorn, business is also quite prosperous.

4, the collapse of popcorn and its resulting gas is a health hazard? The reporter interviewed a number of experts. Experts believe that there is no definitive conclusion about the bagged popcorn heating gas can cause cancer, but excessive diacetyl is very likely to induce cancer and many other diseases, if frequent exposure to gas containing excessive diacetyl, the human body is bound to be damaged. In the current situation, consumers in the home using microwave heating popcorn, it is best to stay away from the heating zone at least two meters above, after heating is completed, it is best to open the bag placed in a ventilated area to blow the smell before eating.

5, the street popcorn popping machine avalanche of popcorn containing extremely high levels of lead. As the popcorn machine tin cans coated with a layer of lead alloy, when the popcorn machine when heated, part of the lead will become lead vapor into the popcorn, lead will enter the human body with the popcorn, and then damage to the human nervous system and digestive system. Especially children's lead detoxification function is weak, often eat popcorn is very prone to chronic lead poisoning, resulting in decreased appetite, diarrhea, irritability, purple gums and slow growth and development phenomena. Therefore, children should not eat popcorn.