Workers at Risk
from Baby Milk Powder
[Posted 03/27/2008]
A
study
of employees at a Thai baby milk powder factory
concluded that exposure to baby milk powder may
increase workers’ risk of breathing problems. A team
from the University of Birmingham found that workers
with direct exposure to the baby milk powder were
twice as likely as office staffers to have symptoms
of breathing problems. Dr. Maritta Jaakkola, leader
of the study, believes that “…workers with such
exposure should be protected as much as possible
using exposure control measures…,” but that mothers
and babies are safe because they have relatively
little exposure to the milk powder.
The
study was published in the European Respiratory
Journal.
Additional information can be found under Health
Highlights: March 25, 2008 at www.healthfinder.gov.
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