The Telegraph: Household cleaning products as bad for lung function as smoking, study finds
5 February 2018: Household cleaning products are as a bad for lung function as smoking, a new study has shown.
In a new report women who worked as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays for 20 years were found to have lung decline equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes a day over the same period.
They were also 40 per cent more likely to develop asthma.
"When you think of inhaling small particles from cleaning agents that are meant for cleaning the floor and not your lungs, maybe it is not so surprising after all," said lead author Øistein Svanes of the University of Bergen, Norway, who carried out the research on more than 6,000 cleaners over 20 years. Read more....
NOTE:
Department of Standards Malaysia has developed a Malaysian Standard (MS) based on the ‘purple book’, i.e the MS 1804: 008 - Globally Harmonised System (GHS) for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals – Specifications for the Classification, Labeling and Formulation of Safety Data
Sheets for Chemical Products’.
The Annex 5 in the ‘purple book’ has been converted to Annex J in the MS 1804:2008. This means that if Malaysia plans to implement GHS in the consumer sector, MDTCC may adopt MS 1804: 2008 to expedite the process. MDTCC already has the experience of adopting MS into the legislation framework, i.e. through the adoption of seven MSs in the Consumer Protection (Safety Standards for Toys) Regulations 2009.
The definition for household chemicals is still ambiguous under the Malaysian legislative framework. It is necessary to have a clear definition for household chemicals. Once a clear definition is available, the scope of GHS to regulate household chemicals should be established. This process must involve multi-stakeholder consultation, which is crucial prior to MDTCC’s decision on whether or not to adopt MS 1804:2008 as a mandatory standard. (excerpt from article by Dr. Goh Choo Ta and Prof. Dr. Mazlin Bin Mokhtar of Lestari, UKM in the 03/2012 issue of Standards Matter published by the Malaysian Association of Standards Users)
In a new report women who worked as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays for 20 years were found to have lung decline equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes a day over the same period.
They were also 40 per cent more likely to develop asthma.
"When you think of inhaling small particles from cleaning agents that are meant for cleaning the floor and not your lungs, maybe it is not so surprising after all," said lead author Øistein Svanes of the University of Bergen, Norway, who carried out the research on more than 6,000 cleaners over 20 years. Read more....
NOTE:
Department of Standards Malaysia has developed a Malaysian Standard (MS) based on the ‘purple book’, i.e the MS 1804: 008 - Globally Harmonised System (GHS) for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals – Specifications for the Classification, Labeling and Formulation of Safety Data
Sheets for Chemical Products’.
The Annex 5 in the ‘purple book’ has been converted to Annex J in the MS 1804:2008. This means that if Malaysia plans to implement GHS in the consumer sector, MDTCC may adopt MS 1804: 2008 to expedite the process. MDTCC already has the experience of adopting MS into the legislation framework, i.e. through the adoption of seven MSs in the Consumer Protection (Safety Standards for Toys) Regulations 2009.
The definition for household chemicals is still ambiguous under the Malaysian legislative framework. It is necessary to have a clear definition for household chemicals. Once a clear definition is available, the scope of GHS to regulate household chemicals should be established. This process must involve multi-stakeholder consultation, which is crucial prior to MDTCC’s decision on whether or not to adopt MS 1804:2008 as a mandatory standard. (excerpt from article by Dr. Goh Choo Ta and Prof. Dr. Mazlin Bin Mokhtar of Lestari, UKM in the 03/2012 issue of Standards Matter published by the Malaysian Association of Standards Users)
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