A wide range of cleaning products cause occupational asthma

This database review shows how commonly cleaning agents cause occupational asthma. There has been a move away from aldehydes used in hospital for sterilisation to chlorine-releasing compounds and quarternary ammonium compounds (benzalkonium chloride) used in homes and schools. Aldehydes have been replaced in hospitals, it is time to consider safer alternatives in schools and homes.

References

	Walters GI, Burge PS, Moore VC, Robertson AS, Cleaning agent occupational asthma in the West Midlands, UK: 2000-16., Occup Med, 2018;68:530-536,10.1093/occmed/kqy113

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