Enzyme exposure in the British baking industry

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-384

  Elms, J ^a   Robinson, E ^a   Mason, H ^a   Iqbal, S ^a   Garrod, A ^b   Evans, G S ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloglucosidase; Bacterial amylase; Baking; Enzyme exposure; Fungal alpha amylase; Glucose oxidase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BACTERIA; ENZYMES; FOOD PROCESSING; GLUCOSE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AMYLOGLUCOSIDASE; BACTERIAL AMYLASE; BRITISH BAKING INDUSTRY; ENZYME EXPOSURE; FUNGAL ALPHA-AMYLASE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE;

BAKERIES;

AMYLASE; ENZYME; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DOUGH; DUST; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SHELF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYMES; FLOUR; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 33745727860     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mei080     Document Type: Article

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