| Document ID (ISN) | 69823 |
| CIS number |
97-1700 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Smith T.A., Lumley K.P.S. |
| Title |
Work-related asthma in a population exposed to grain, flour and other ingredient dusts |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1996, Vol.46, No.1, p.37-40. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
A questionnaire survey of 3,450 workers exposed to dust during the course of flour milling, bread baking, cake baking and other food preparation activities revealed that the overall prevalence of work-related asthmatic symptoms was 4.4%. In a sub-group of 128 workers with positive responses, non-specific respiratory irritation was thought to be the cause in 90 cases (2.6%), while sensitization was responsible for symptoms in 12 cases (0.3%). In the sensitization cases the agents responsible were fungal amylase, flour and grain. The principal sensitizer encountered in modern plant bakeries appears to be fungal amylase. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
bakery products industry; allergens; grain dust; flour; asthma; amylase |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
United Kingdom; irritation; sensitization; questionnaire survey; allergic asthma |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Food industry
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