Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 73-62-81: Galileo-Capri Salami, Inc.: San Lorenzo, California

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• Personal Author:
  Bodner, Arnold D. ; Okawa, Melvin T. ; Bodner, Arnold D. ; Okawa, Melvin T.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental survey and medical interviews at a salami manufacturing plant reveal that a minor health hazard due to respiratory tract irritation exists from exposure to the mold grown on the outside of salami. The workers complained of phlegm production, occasional shortness of breath, headache, and sore throats. Recommendations are made for the installation of exhaust ventilation in the packing area. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Food-Processing Industry Food Handling Food Industry Fungi Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Food-processing Food-processing-industry Fungal-infections Hazard-Confirmed HHE-73-62-81 Mold NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication OSHA Region 9 Respiratory-system-disorders Respiratory Tract Irritation Salami

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)   ; Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)  
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA) ; Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE736281
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; San Lorenzo (CA) ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027282
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-232575
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 73-62-81, 1973 Oct ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9771c9389e045607f01d80918702af44e1ab795ab38fdad9b0005f1abc10ff9d2b28aeb88be93bee0e187e1ad12cf51b0e1fd385754885692c6dee531ef11c8b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174167/cdc_174167_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 652.30 KB ]