Comments on: Are Your Disposable Gloves Food Safe? https://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/article/disposable-gloves-food-safe/ Farm to Fork Safety Tue, 21 Jul 2020 14:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Patricia Yeargin https://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/article/disposable-gloves-food-safe/#comment-97021 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:56:52 +0000 http://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/?post_type=article&p=24901#comment-97021 Latex gloves are known to contain proteins that can cause latex allergies in people who are not yet allergic, just by frequent exposure. The FDA banned powdered latex gloves in health care facilities in 2017, but most health care entities had quit using them anyway because of the risk to health care workers, patients, and visitors. At their peak use, 10-15% of health care workers tested were allergic to latex. Many of those workers got out of health care for their own safety.

The 2 reasons to avoid them: latex gloves caused people to become allergic and caused allergic reactions in those already allergic. Reactions range from itching & rashes, to coughing and sneezing to anaphylactic shock. And there are substitutes like vinyl, polyethylene, and nitrile.

Unfortunately, people in restaurant work don’t know about these risks and don’t have the kind of information structure that hospitals and health care providers do. Latex allergy can be a serious and life-threatening disability. Using them in food preparation can cause serious reactions in people who eat the food because of the powder and proteins coming off the gloves onto the food. And even so-called powder-free gloves are allowed to have up to 2 mg. of powder — way more than enough to cause a reaction.

]]> By: Bhushan Wankhade https://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/article/disposable-gloves-food-safe/#comment-96380 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:59:17 +0000 http://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/?post_type=article&p=24901#comment-96380 The adoption of disposable gloves has increased over the years owing to the rise in safety concerns and hygiene. Additionally, the growing number of end users coupled with the advancements in technology will also aid in supplementing the market growth. However, toxic reaction caused by gloves and high price competition from local manufactures will impede the growth of disposable gloves market. For instance, the accelerators and other chemicals used to manufacture latex and non-latex gloves causes allergic reactions such as irritant contact dermatitis. Moreover, the introduction of disposable gloves in untapped economies will create lucrative opportunities in the market. read more https://bit.ly/2NHccqu

]]> By: Anne Rogan https://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/article/disposable-gloves-food-safe/#comment-95764 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:40:16 +0000 http://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/?post_type=article&p=24901#comment-95764 Much of what is mentioned in this article regarding plastics applies to food contact surfaces and wraps-

]]> By: Jordan yates https://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/article/disposable-gloves-food-safe/#comment-95748 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:11:51 +0000 http://www.foodqualityandsafety.com/?post_type=article&p=24901#comment-95748 Nice article….. Need for personal hygiene in food service is important for food safety to avoid diseases and health issue.

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