A cohort mortality study of workers in a second soup manufacturing plant

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• Personal Author:
  Faramawi MF ; Jadhav S ; Johnson ES ; Ndetan H
• Description:
  The authors previously reported on mortality among workers in a Baltimore soup plant. Increased mortality was observed for cancers of the floor of the mouth, rectosigmoid colon/rectum/anus, epilepsy, and chronic nephritis. Here, the authors report on mortality on a second soup plant in the same locality. Excess mortality was similarly recorded for cancers of the tonsils/oropharynx, rectosigmoid colon/rectum/anus, and lung and myelofibrosis. Excess risk from cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, kidney, and infectious diseases was also observed. These 2 studies are important because firstly, to the authors' knowledge, they are the only reports of mortality in this occupational group in spite of their having a potential for exposure to hazardous carcinogenic agents. Secondly, there is no information on any exposure assessment in this industry. These 2 reports will draw attention to the need to conduct more detailed exposure and mortality investigations in this little-studied group. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Food-Processing Industry Food Handling Food Industry Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Neoplasms Cancer Diseases Exposure-levels Food-handlers Food-processing Food-processing-industry Food-processing-workers Hazards Mortality-rates Nonmalignant Diseases Occupational Diseases Risk-factors USA Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  279-285
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046980
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2015 Sep; 70(5):279-285
• Contact Point Address:
  Eric S. Johnson, MB BS, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205
• Email:
  esjohnson@uams.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Texas - Health Science Center
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• End Date:
  20100831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:177cfe40a0850b5525605d5ad1a88e90fde53e610ef788d9e1e008cbcc791e1aa25b5f699c6fb46c8c2019472e9192937128bee02f5d45db479682a533290c25
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202225/cdc_202225_DS1.pdf
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