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Document ID (ISN)74516
CIS number 00-483
ISSN - Serial title 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Year 1998
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Larese F., Fiorito A., Casasola F., Molinari S., Peresson M., Barbina P., Negro C.
Title Sensitization to green coffee beans and work-related allergic symptoms in coffee workers
Bibliographic information Dec. 1998, Vol.34, No.6, p.623-627. Illus. 21 ref.
Abstract In a study of 112 workers in a modern coffee manufacturing plant with good environmental conditions, there was a significant correlation between sensitization to green coffee beans and work-related symptoms, common allergic symptoms and atopy by prick test. Results indicate a need to evaluate atopic status in workers and to identify the most susceptible subjects with the aim of informing them of their at-risk status and monitoring their progress.
Descriptors (primary) coffee; sensitization; allergic respiratory disorders; coffee roasting
Descriptors (secondary) airborne dust; allergic rhinitis; individual susceptibility; epidemiologic study; allergic asthma
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceItaly
Subject(s) Food, beverage and tobacco industries
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Food industry
Allergies