Occupational skin conditions in the food industry.
The study presents the findings of a questionnaire survey of skin conditions in a selective sample of the UK food industry, covering companies who employ occupational physicians. The mean incidence of skin conditions in food manufacturing operations was 2103 per million employees per annum. The mean incidence in retail or catering organizations was 1414 per million employees per annum.
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Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited, King Edward House, 27/30 King Edward Court, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1TJ, UK. tsmith@rhms.co.uk
D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology