Recommendatìon from the Scìentìjk Commìttee on Occupatìonal Exposure Lìmìts for Flour Dust
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چکیده
"Flour dust" refers to dust coming from fmely milled or othenvise processed cereal. Hypersensitivity reactions as well as irritant syrnptoms caused by flour dust constitute a well recognized occupational problem world-wide. Most data on flour dusts have been derived fiom studies on wheat (Triticum sp.) and rye (Secale cereale), and to a lesser extent on barley (Hordeum sp.) and oats (Avenea sativa). From the point of view of hazard assessment, al1 these taxonomically related cereals, belonging to the family Poaceae, are relevant. The allergens they contain have been shown to cross-react with each other, indicating that these allergens are cornmon to different species.
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