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US Federal Government Agencies
- Citizen’s Petition to Food and Drug Administration to Ban Cornstarch Powder on Medical Gloves PDF
Docket # FDA-2008-P-0531 Filed Sep 26 2008
- FDA Warns Companies to Stop Marketing Unapproved Ophthalmic Balanced Salt Solution Drug Products and Topical Drug Products Containing Papain
FDA News FDA Sep 23 2008
- FDA Clears Glove Made from New Type of Latex PDF
FDA News FDA Apr 23 2008
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- Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff — Medical Glove Guidance Manual
This document supersedes Guidance for Medical Gloves — A Workshop Manual, September 1996 FDA Jan 22 2008
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- Potential for Sensitization and Possible Allergic Reaction To Natural Rubber Latex Gloves and other Natural Rubber Products PDF
This safety and health information bulletin updates TIB 99-04-12 OSHA Jan 28 2008
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- Preventing Occupational Latex Allergy in Health Care Workers PDF
High Impact: Projects from the First Ten Years of NORA NIOSH 2006
- The Team Document: Ten years of leadership advancing the National Occupational Research Agenda PDF
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No 2006-121 2006
- General Recommendations on Immunization PDF
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report CDC Vol 55 No RR-15 Dec 01 2006
- FDA Warning Letter CIN-06-29767-19
Smith Medical Critical Care, Inc. Sep 05 2006
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- United States Patent and Trademark Office
search for US patents relevant to latex allergy
- Dangerous Confusion with Color-coded Wristbands
FDA Patient Safety News Show #52 Jun 2006 [includes video webcast]
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- 3-304.15 Gloves, Use Limitation PDF
Annex 3: Public Health Reasons/Administrative Guidelines FDA/CFSAN 2005 Food Code
- Recommendations for Protecting Laboratory, Field, and Clinical Workers from West Nile Virus Exposure
NIOSH Publication No 2006-115 Dec 2005
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- Genomics and Medical Devices: A New Paradigm for Health Care
by Carol Rados FDA Consumer Food and Drug Administration Vol 39 No 6 Nov–Dec 2005
- Minutes
Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines Meeting via Conference Call National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Health Resources and Services Administration Sep 14 2005
- NIOSH Health Care Worker Resources Featured in Global Health Network Newsletter
NIOSH eNews Vol 3 No 2 Jun 2005
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- VA Unable to Accommodate Employee’s Latex Allergy MS Word
OEDCA Digest Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication Department of Veterans Affairs Vol VIII No 3 Summer 2005 Archived version
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- United States Patent 6740719
Process for reducing protein allergens in latex products George W. Weinert May 25 2004
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- The Hidden Danger — Latex Allergy PDF
by Beverly Smith, RN, MA and Dr. David Cohen Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) Newsletter Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Jan–Feb 2004
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- Chapter 2: General Recommendations on Immunization PDF
Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases — “The Pink Book” National Immunization Program, CDC 8th Edition Feb 2004
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Text Only (for screen-reader devices)
- Appendix G: Vaccine Administration PDF
Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases — “The Pink Book” National Immunization Program, CDC 8th Edition Feb 2004
- Concern of potential adverse affects from latex by consumers and health care patients with Hevea Natural Rubber Latex Allergy
OSHA Standards Interpretation Letter Jan 29 2004
- Poinsettias and Latex Allergy PDF
USACHPPM Health Information Operations (HIO) Update United States Army Dec 24 2003
- Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings — 2003
Prepared by William G. Kohn, DDS, Amy S. Collins, MPH, Jennifer L. Cleveland, DDS, Jennifer A. Harte, DDS, Kathy J. Eklund, MHP, and Dolores M. Malvitz, DrPH MMWR CDC Vol 52 No RR--17 Dec 19 2003
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- CDC Releases New Guidelines for Infection Control In Dental Care Settings
Press Release CDC Dec 18 2003
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- FDA Warning Letter to Wood Hygienic Institute, Inc.
Oct 23 2003
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- 2003 Program Priorities Report Card
FDA/CFSAN Nov 24 2003
- Additives and Ingredients Subcommittee of the Food Advisory Committee Meeting Documents
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- FDA Enforcement Report
- Recall Z-0365-2007
Sterile Neolon 2G Latex-Free Powder-Free Neoprene Surgical Gloves Jan 31 2007
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- Recalls Z-0811-06 and Z-0812-06
Custom CIPER and CVP Manometer Medex, Inc. Dublin, OH May 03 2006
- Recalls Z-0356-06, Z-0357-06, and Z-0359-06
Jan 18 2006
- Recalls Z-0163-06 and Z-0164-06
Custom Sterile Latex Free Convenience Kits and Presource PBDS Latex Free Convenience Kits Cardinal Health McGaw Park, IL Nov 23 2005
- Recall Z-0463-05
Custom Order Value Pack General Anesthesia Kit Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. Feb 16 2005
- Recall Z-1483-04
Datascope Cardiac Monitor Sep 29 2004
- Recall Z-1417-04, Z-1418-04, Z-1419-04, Z-1420-04, Z-1421-04
Allegiance Laminated Wood Crutches Sep 15 2004
- Recall Z-1122-04, Z-1123-04, Z-1124-04, Z-1125-04, Z-1126-04, Z-1127-04
Medex Inc. Jul 28 2004
- Recall D-225-3
May 21 2003
- Recall Z-0753-03 — Recall Z-0774-03
May 07 2003
- Recall Z-0644-03 and Recall Z-0645-03
Mar 26 2003
- Recall Z-0573-03
Mar 05 2003
- Recall Z-0397-3
Jan 08 2003
- Recall Z-1406-2
Oct 09 2002
- Recall Z-0726-2/0727-2
Apr 10 2002
- Recall Z-0931-1
Sep 12 2001
- Recall Z-0628-1
Jul 11 2001
- Recall Z-932/934-0
Oct 24 1990
- FDA Reclassification of Medical Gloves
Senate Report 108-107 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2004 108th Congress 1st Session Jul 17 2003
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- Glenna Rae McMullen Sentenced in U.S. District Court MS Word
News Release Department of Justice United States Attorney District of Montana May 07 2003 Archived version
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- Hospital eTool: HealthCare Wide Hazards Module — Latex Allergy
OSHA
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- Teen Worker Safety in Restaurants eTool — Latex Allergy
OSHA
- User Labeling for Devices that Contain Natural Rubber (21 CFR 801.437); Small Entity Compliance Guide; Guidance for Industry
FDA Apr 01 2003
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- “Latex Allergy” — Presentation
by Mark Goodwin, MD Ehrling Bergquist Hospital Offutt AFB, NE Jan 08 2003
- Food Allergens
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) 2003 Program Priorities
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- Just the facts…Latex Allergy PDF
Occupational and Environmental Medicine US Army Center for Heath and Preventive Medicine
- A Compendium of NIOSH Health Care Worker Research 2001 PDF
DHHS/NIOSH Publication No 2003-108 Dec 2002
- Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine Contraindications
CDC
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- Dryvax® (Smallpox Vaccine) PDF
The vial stopper contains dry natural rubber that may cause hypersensitivity reactions when handled by, or when the product is administered to, persons with known or possible latex sensitivity
- Please use synthetic stoppers in small pox vaccination vials
Comments to FDA by Robert G. Hamilton, PhD Docket #02N-0466: Randomized Dose Response Study of Dryvax® in Children Ages 2 to 5 Nov 15 2002
- Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings PDF
Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Vol 51 Oct 25 2002
- Latex Glove Ban — Oregon PDF
Health Information Operations (HIO) Update US Army Aug 22 2002
- Latex FAQ
Oral Health Resources — Infection Control FAQ CDC Aug 2002
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- Latex Allergy: Recent Developments in Glove Use and Safety
by Vesna J. Tomazic-Jezic, PhD User Facility Reporting Bulletin FDA Issue No 39 Summer 2002
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- Lab 07 Latex
NHANES 1999–2000 Data Files
- lab07 (Latex)
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 99-00)
- Latex and Latex Class Lab File Frequencies (LAB07.XPT)
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- Latex and latex class PDF
NHANES 1999–2000 Data Release June 2002 File List Last update Jul 31 2002
- Vaccine Administration Segment PDF
excerpt from “The Immunization Encounter: Critical Issues” satellite broadcast written by Donna Weaver, RN, MN, Judy Schmidt, RN, EdD, and William Atkinson, MD, MPH, with contributions by Jean Popiak and Robert Pless, MD, National Immunization Program, CDC Jun 27 2002 view entire webcast
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002 PDF
MMMR CDC Vol 51 May 10 2002
- Travelers & Consumers: Injectable Medication
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
- Sec. 801.437 User labeling for devices that contain natural rubber
Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 — Food and Drugs Revised Apr 01 2002
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- Transcripts and Meeting Documents
FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Allergenic Products Advisory Committee Meeting Mar 15 2002
- 2002 Program Priorities
FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Jan 29 2002
- FAQ’S about Anthrax
CDC
- Asthma and Allergy Statistics
NIAID Fact Sheet Jan 2002 Archived version
- NIOSH — National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
- Annual Report Fiscal Year 2001
Office of Science and Technology CDRH, FDA
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- Appropriations for FY2002: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies PDF
CRS Report for Congress Updated Dec 03 2001
- HETA 2000-0255-2868: Benefis Healthcare Great Falls, MT PDF
by Jean Cox-Ganser, PhD and Carol Y. Rao, ScD Dec 2001
- 3-304.15 Gloves, Use Limitation
Annex 3: Public Health Reasons/Administrative Guidelines 2001 FDA Food Code
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- Protecting Investigators Performing Environmental Sampling for Bacillus anthracis: Personal Protective Equipment
CDC Advisory Nov 07 2001
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- Women’s Safety and Health Issues at Work
NIOSH
- CDC Interim Recommendations for Protecting Workers from Exposure to Bacillus anthracis in Work Sites Where Mail Is Handled or Processed
“Latex gloves should be avoided because of the risk of developing skin sensitivity or allergy” Updated Oct 31 2001
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- United States Postal Service Fact Sheet
Based on a CDC recommendation, USPS has purchased 86 million pairs of gloves made of vinyl and Nitrile Oct 25 2001
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- FAA Advises Air Travelers on Airport, Airline Security Measures
Permitted items: Syringes (with documented proof of medical need) Oct 08 2001 Archived version
- The Challenge of Labeling Food Allergens
see transcripts FDA Public Meeting Aug 13 2001
- Allergic and Irritant Contact Dermatitis PDF
by Mark A. Crowe, MD and William D. James, MD Military Dermatology
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- Senate Report 107-41
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2002 107th Congress 1st Session Jul 18 2001
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- Oregon Job Safety, Health Partnership Receives Award At NORA Symposium 2001
NIOSH Update Jun 27 2001
- Latex Allergy: What’s the Problem?
Communication at CDC
- Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA-2000-0341-2839: Dallas Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Dallas, TX PDF
by Yvonne Boudreau, MD, MSPH and Angela Weber, MS Apr 2001
- Latex Exposures PDF
Safetygram NCI-Frederick Frederick, MD May 2002
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Jun 2006
- NIOSH Facts on Latex Allergy PDF
Industrial Hygiene Information and Regulatory Actions Summary US Army Apr 2001
- Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Proposed Project: Preventing Latex Allergy Among Non-Healthcare Workers
NIOSH Federal Register Vol 66 No 64 Apr 03 2001
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- Women’s Safety and Health Issues At Work Fact Sheet
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No 2001-123 Mar 23 2001
- Update on the Phase 2 NHANES III Study and Prevalence of Latex-specific IgE Antibodies
Mar 16 2001
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- Chapter 9: Latex Sensitivity
Year 2000 USAF Dental Infection Control Guidelines Archived version
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- 2001 House Appropriation Report 106-645
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2001
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- Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Applying Schema Matching to Latex Allergy Prevention—New
NIOSH Federal Register Vol 65 No 247 Dec 22 2000
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- Safety and Health for the Frontline Healthcare Workers
OSHA speech presented to Frontline Healthcare Workers Safety Conference by Charles N. Jeffress Aug 07 2000
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- NHANES III Serum Latex Allergy (IgE) Data Analysis Issues
- Report and Recommendations related to OSHA’s Standards Development Process
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety & Health (NACOSH) Jun 06 2000
- Choosing the Right Gloves for Painting Cars PDF
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Revised Jun 2000
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- Emergency Medical Equipment; Proposed Rule PDF
Federal Register FAA proposes to change the reference to protective gloves from “protective latex gloves or equivalent” to “protective nonpermeable gloves or equivalent” Vol 65 No 101 May 24 2000
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- FDA Warning Letter PDF
To N. Franklin Adkinson, Jr., MD Apr 19 2000
- Proceedings of the Conference for Food Protection Meeting PDF
Milwaukee, WI Apr 7–12 2000
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- Annual Report Fiscal Year 2000
Office of Science and Technology CDRH, FDA
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- FDA Training Programs Honored with Communications Awards
videoconference “Natural Rubber/Latex Allergy” received a FINALIST AWARD at the 20th annual Telly Awards — awards recognizing outstanding non-network programs Feb 17 2000
- Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Preventing Latex Allergy Among Non-Healthcare Workers—New
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Vol 65 No 28 Feb 10 2000
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- General Recommendations on Immunization
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report CDC Vol 51 Feb 08 2002
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- Approval of an Alternate Requirement of the User Labeling Requirements for Devices Containing Dry Natural Rubber that Contact Humans; Availability
Federal Register Vol 65 No 14 Jan 21 2000
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- Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 99-0294-2775: Exempla St. Joseph Hospital Denver, CO PDF
by Eric J. Esswein, CIH, MSPH NIOSH Jan 1–6 2000
- Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 98-0096-2737: Exempla St. Joseph Hospital Denver, CO PDF
by Elena H. Page, MD, MPH and Eric J. Esswein, CIH, MSPH NIOSH Aug 1–26 1999 Revised Oct 2000
- Annual Report Fiscal Year 1999
Office of Science and Technology CDRH, FDA
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- Prevention Of Latex Sensitization Among Health Care Workers and Patients
CNO NAVOSH News Navy Occupational Safety & Health Nov 23 1999 Archived version
- Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 99-0035-2757: LDS Hospital/Intermountain Health Care Salt Lake City, UT PDF
by Eric J Esswein CIH, MSPH; Yvonne Boudreau, MD, MSPH; E Brigitte Gottschall, MD; Karin Pacheco, MD NIOSH Nov 1–12 1999
- Committee on Operating Room Environment: Comments on FDA Proposed Regulations
American College of Surgeons Oct 26 1999
- Medical Gloves; Draft Guidance Manual; Availability; Extension of Comment Period
FDA Federal Register Vol 64 No 208 Oct 28 1999
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- Surgeon’s and Patient Examination Gloves; Reclassification; Extension of Comment Period
FDA Federal Register Vol 64 No 208 Oct 28 1999
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- Latex Allergy Awareness Week
Congressional Record [Page H9378] Oct 05 1999
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- Milwaukee, VA Chicago team up to scrutinize latex allergy risks
Great Lakes News VA Great Lakes Health Care System Oct 1999
- Variance for IVD’s — Approval of an Alternative Requirement of the User Labeling Requirements for Devices that Contain Dry Natural Rubber
Sep 10 1999
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- Annual Report Fiscal Year 1998
Office of Science and Technology CDRH, FDA
- Surgeon’s and Patient Examination Gloves; Reclassification
Federal Register Vol 64 No 146 Jul 30 1999
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- Medical Gloves; Draft Guidance Manual; Availability
Federal Register Vol 64 No 146 Jul 30 1999
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- Draft Medical Glove Guidance Manual
CDRH, FDA this guidance document is being distributed for comment purposes only Jul 30 1999
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- Letter to the Medical Glove Industry
CDRH, FDA Jul 1999 Archived version
- Making Management Decisions about Accommodations
President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Educational Kit 1999
- Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 97-0224-2740: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA PDF
by J. Clinton Morley, MS; Sue Ting, MD; Eric J. Esswein, MSPH, CIH NIOSH Jun 1–22 1999
- Potential for Allergy to Natural Rubber Latex Gloves and Other Natural Rubber Products
CNO NAVOSH News Navy Occupational Safety & Health May 19 1999 Archived version
- Proposals PDF and Minutes PDF
ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting new code (V15.07) for allergy to latex May 13 1999
- Appendix F — Latex Allergy
Managing the Risk from Medical Products Use Report to the FDA Commissioner from the Task Force on Risk Management May 1999
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- Potential for Allergy to Natural Rubber Latex Gloves and other Natural Rubber Products
OSHA Technical Information Bulletin Apr 12 1999
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- Latex Allergies and the Health Care Industry: Do OSHA’S Actions Confuse or Clarify?
Hearing Mar 25 1999
- Hearing on Latex Allergies and the Healthcare Industry: Do OSHA’s Actions Confuse or Clarify?
Witness List Mar 25 1999
- American Nurses Association Testimony
Testimony of Susan Wilburn, RN, MPH before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Mar 25 1999
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- Testimony of the American Hospital Association before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Education and Workforce Committee on Latex Allergies and the Health Care Field
Mar 25 1999
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- Statement by Elizabeth D. Jacobson, PhD before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Education and the Workforce
Mar 25 1999
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- Testimony of the Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC
Before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee on Education and the Workforce U.S. House of Representatives Mar 23 1999
- Allergenic Products Advisory Committee (Open Session) RTF
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research FDA Feb 22 1999
- Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions for Testing for Skin Sensitization To Chemicals In Natural Rubber Products
FDA Jan 13 1999
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- Addendum to 944 PDF
List of groups/individuals capable of testing allergic individuals
- How to Report Adverse Reactions and Other Problems with Products Regulated by FDA
FDA Backgrounder Jan 01 1999
- Transcript of the Healthy People 2010 Regional Meeting
Session I: Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Safe Communities Seattle, WA Dec 2–3 1998
- Transcript of the Healthy People 2010 Regional Meeting
Session II: Improving Systems for Personal and Public Health Chicago, IL Nov 5–6 1998
- Transcript of the Healthy People 2010 Regional Meeting
Session I: Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Safe Communities Chicago, IL Nov 5–6 1998
- New Labeling for Natural Rubber Latex PDF
by Vesna J. Tomazic-Jezic, PhD User Facility Reporting Issue 25 FDA Fall/Winter 1998
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Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Care Vol 10 No 4 Apr 1999
- Food Safety Initiative Strategic Plan
President’s Council on Food Safety Transcript of Proceedings Oct 02 1998
- Amended Economic Impact Analysis of Final Rule Requiring Use of Labeling on Natural Rubber Containing Devices; Final Rule
Federal Register Vol 63 No 183 Sep 22 1998
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- Occupational health nurses serve as examples in preserving and improving the health of workers
Speech by Charles N. Jeffress presented to the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Sep 16 1998
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- Annual Report Fiscal Year 1997
Office of Science and Technology CDRH, FDA
- Natural Rubber-Containing Medical Devices; User Labeling; Cold Seal Adhesives Partial Stay
Federal Register Vol 63 No 168 Aug 31 1998
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- Amended Economic Impact Analysis of Final Rule Requiring Use of Labeling on Natural Rubber Containing Devices
Federal Register Vol 63 No 168 Aug 31 1998
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- Your Health, Your Safety, Your Well-being
Speech by Charles N. Jeffress Frontline Healthcare Workers Safety Conference Aug 10 1998
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- Latex Allergy: Risk Assessment & Management PDF
Fleet Public Health US Navy Vol 3 No 3 Jul 1998
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- Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, 1998 PDF
Hospital Infections Program CDC includes section on latex hypersensitivity
- Amended Economic Impact Analysis of Final Rule Requiring Use of Labeling on Natural Rubber Containing Devices
FDA Federal Register Vol 63 No 104 Jun 01 1998
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- Latex Antigen Levels During Powdered and Powderless Glove Use
National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (EPA)
- Prevent Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex
US Department of Energy ES&H Safety & Health Note May 1998
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- Natural Rubber-Containing Medical Devices; User Labeling
FDA Final rule; interpretation Federal Register Vol 63 No 87 May 06 1998
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- Testing for Skin Sensitization To Chemicals In Latex Products; Draft Guidance; Availability
FDA Notice Federal Register Vol 63 No 85 May 04 1998
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- Latex Allergies
Agricultural Research Service, USDA Southern Plains Area Quarterly Newsletter Apr 1998
- OSHA doesn’t regulate latex gloves for food preparation
OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letter Apr 07 1998
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- National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting
Federal Register Vol 63 No 66 Apr 07 1998
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- 21CFR801.437
User labeling for devices that contain natural rubber Code of Federal Regulations Revised Apr 01 1998
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- Latex Allergy A Prevention Guide
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No 98-113
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- Regulatory Agencies: New FDA Regs Will Be Costly for Small Firms
The Small Business Advocate Small Business Administration Vol 17 No 2 Mar 1998
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- Allergenic Products Advisory Committee Meeting Transcripts PDF
FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Mar 24 1998
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- Guidance on the Content and Format of Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions for Testing for Skin Sensitization To Chemicals In Latex Products PDF
FDA Final revised draft Feb 13 1998
- Latex Allergy Testing in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
1998 Fact Sheet National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) Jan 28 1997
- Final Rule Adds Warning On Devices Containing Latex
Updates FDA Consumer Vol 32 No 1 Jan/Feb 1998
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- Medical Glove Powder Report
FDA Sep 1997 posted to FDA Web site Jan 07 1998
- FDA Advisory Committee — CDRH meeting transcript PDF
General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel meeting to discuss the draft guidance document “Testing for Skin Sensitization to Chemicals in Latex Products” Sep 15 1997
- User Facility Reporting Bulletin
selected articles FDA Issue No 21 Fall 1997
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- NIOSH Conference on National Research Agenda Reviews Progress Under Partnerships, Further Opportunities
CDC Press Release Jul 01 1997
- Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–94
NHANES III Laboratory Data File Documentation Dec 1996
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- Annual Report Fiscal Year 1996
Office of Science and Technology CDRH, FDA
- Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (MAUDE)
search the CDRH’s database information on medical devices which may have malfunctioned or caused a death or serious injury (1996 and after)
- Medical Device Reporting Search
search the CDRH’s Device Experience Network database for information on latex-containing medical devices which may have caused death or serious injury during the years 1992 – 1996
- OSHA Occupational Asthma Web Page
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- OSHA Latex Allergy Web Page
- Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settled by EEOC
Press Release Nov 17 1997 Archived version
- Alternatives to latex or vinyl may be used for protective gloves to comply with the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard
OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letter Nov 13 1997
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- Advocacy Comment Letter — Dockets Management Branch
Re: Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification of the Final Rule for Labeling Rubber-Containing Medical Devices Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy Oct 07 1997
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- Guidance for Medical Gloves: A Workshop Manual PDF
HHS Publication FDA 97-4257 Revised Sep 1997
- Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 96-0012-2652: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA PDF
by Melody M. Kawamoto, MD, MS; Eric J. Esswein, MSPH, CIH; Kenneth M. Wallingford, MS, CIH; Karen A. Worthington, MS, RN NIOSH Sep 1997
- Natural Rubber-Containing Medical Devices; User Labeling
FDA final rule Federal Register Vol 62 No 189 Sep 30 1997
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- Latex Labeling Required For Medical Devices
FDA Talk Paper Sep 30 1997
- Draft Guideline for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, 1997; Notice
Federal Register Vol 62 No 173 Sep 08 1997 CDC addresses the issue of latex hypersensitivity in hospital personnel
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- Natural Rubber Latex Allergy
by Sharon F. Dillard, M.S. FDA Medical Bulletin Summer 1997 Vol 27 No 2
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- OSHA’s standard for exposure to bloodborne pathogens
OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letter Jul 03 1997
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- Latex Allergy
NIOSH Facts Document No. 705006 Jun 1997
- Alergia al Látex
NIOSH Folletos Informativos Document No. 705006 Jun 1997
- NIOSH Alert on Work-Related Latex Allergy Recommends Steps to Reduce Exposures
HHS Press Release Jun 23 1997
- Preventing Occupational Latex Allergy in Health Care Workers; Notice of Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1997
CDC Announcement 756 Federal Register Vol 62 No 117 Jun 18 1997
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- NIOSH Alert: Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No 97-135 Jun 1997
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- NIOSH Alerta: Cómo Prevenir Reacciones Alérgicas al Látex de Caucho en el Trabajo
Publicación de DHHS (NIOSH) No. 97-135 Jun 1997
- The User Facility Reporting Bulletin
Quarterly FDA publication Issue No 19 Spring 1997
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- Barium Enema Kits and Sudden Death
Clinical Synopsis: Medical Devices FDA
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Oct 1996
- Notebook
FDA Consumer Vol 30 No 7 Sep 1996
- Risk Alert…Latex Allergies & Anaphylactic Shock
CDR Frank A. Alamia, NC, USN Navy Environmental Health Center
- Headline: Latex Allergies on the Upswing
Naval Service Medical News Jul 12 1996
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- Occupational latex allergy: A growing hazard PDF
by L. Moody Fleet Public Health US Navy Vol 1 No 3 Jul 1996
- Latex-Containing Devices; User Labeling; Proposed Rule
Federal Register Vol 61 No 122 Jun 24 1996
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- Latex Allergy in Healthcare Personnel
Latex Allergy Resources Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) CDC
- Annual Report Fiscal Year 1995
Office of Science and Technology CDRH, FDA
- Taking a Shot at Allergy Relief
by Isadora B. Stehlin FDA Consumer Vol 30 No 4 May 1996
- National Occupational Research Agenda — NIOSH announces 21 research priorities
Latex allergy included under allergic & irritant dermatitis and asthma & COPD Apr 1996
- Possible Allergies to Latex
Navy Environmental Health Center Norfolk, VA Apr 26 1996 Archived version
- Labeling of Latex
OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letter Jan 11 1996
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- OSHA Lists 18 Priority Safety and Health Hazards As Result Of Priority Planning Process
OSHA News Release Dec 13 1995
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- Bloodborne Pathogens and the issue of latex allergy and latex hypersensitivity
OSHA Standards Interpretation and
Compliance Letter Oct 23 1995
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- Latex allergy test cleared for marketing PDF
FDA Consumer Vol 29 No 5 Jun 1995
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- Latex allergy a priority for action on the agenda for workplace hazards
OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letter Dec 09 1994
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- Latex Labeling Letter PDF
FDA Mar 19 1993
- Latex Allergies Focus of Government Conference
FDA News Oct 26 1992
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- Latex Allergies: When Rubber Rubs the Wrong Way
by Dori Stehlin FDA Consumer Vol 26 No 7 Sep 1992
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- First International Latex Conference
MMWR Vol 41 No 32 Aug 14 1992
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- Latex-Containing Medical Devices: Medical Alert Issued
Case Study FDA MedWatch
- Latex allergies affect medical treatment PDF
by David A. Kessler, MD FDA Consumer Vol 25 No 7 Sep 1991
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- Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Anaphylactic Reactions During General Anesthesia Among Pediatric Patients — United States, January 1990 – January 1991
MMWR Vol 40 No 26 Jul 05 1991
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- Letter to Manufacturers of Latex Devices
FDA May 01 1991
- Allergic Reactions to Latex-Containing Medical Devices PDF
FDA Medical Alert Mar 29 1991
- Enema Tip Recall PDF
FDA Consumer Vol 25 No 1 Jan–Feb 1991
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- E-Z-EM Recall
FDA Answers Oct 15 1990
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