Primary |
Cullinan |
2000 |
UK |
HMW |
Biological enzyme |
Bacillus subtilis derived detergent enzymes (protease, amylase, cellulase) |
Detergent industry workers |
Occupational asthma |
Encapsulation of enzyme, modern process techniques |
350 of 432 eligible subjects (Participation rate: 81%) |
Estimated total of 56 cases of occupational asthma in the current workforce is considered as high, or higher, than within the industry before encapsulation. Airborne enzyme concentration measurements (n=1767) for the most recent year prior to data collection indicate that 5% of the measurements were above industry guidelines. |