| Document ID (ISN) | 77687 |
| CIS number |
01-1770 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1061-0251 - Occupational Hygiene |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Héry M., Hecht G., Gerber J.M., Hubert G., Subra I, Aubert S., Gerardin F., Dorotte M. |
| Title |
Occupational exposure during cleaning and disinfection in the food industry |
| Bibliographic information |
1999, Vol.5, No.2, p.131-144. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
An exposure assessment study was conducted in eight food industry plants. Significant exposure to nitrogen trichloride beyond the "comfort' limit value of 0.5mg/m3 was measured, primarily in two slaughterhouses (cattle and poultry) during the cleaning step performed with chlorinated alkali-based detergents. Excessive exposure to formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde was also registered during the disinfection step in the cattle slaughterhouse and in two other plants (fish curing and smoking, and pet food manufacturing factories). Special emphasis is placed on the need for careful rinsing after the cleaning and disinfection steps. In one factory, exposure to chlorine gas was determined, and in another where glutaraldehyde was used, some dermal irritations appeared when this rinsing step was neglected. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aldehydes; chloramide; quaternary ammonium compounds; determination in air; food industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
nitrogen trichloride; formaldehyde; cleaning of workplaces; disinfection of equipment; exposure evaluation; glutaraldehyde |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Food, beverage and tobacco industries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Aldehydes
Food industry
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