title: A Cohort Mortality Study of Workers in a Second Soup Manufacturing Plant.
abstract: 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.
authors: a Department of Epidemiology , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock , Arkansas , USA.
authors: Mohammed F
authors: MF
authors: Faramawi
authors: Harrison
authors: H
authors: Ndetan
authors: Supriya
authors: S
authors: Jadhav
authors: Eric S
authors: ES
authors: Johnson
mesh_terms: D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000401:mortality; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000401:mortality
keywords: USA; neoplasms; nonmalignant diseases; occupational diseases