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Occupational asthma documented:
Chicory--vegetable wholesaler;
Carob bean--jam factory;
Pectin--Christmas candy maker
Cacoon seed--decorator;
Onion seed--seed packing;
Fennel seed--sausage processing;
Courgette (zucchini)--fruit warehouse;
Aromatic herbs--butcher;
Olive oilcake--oil industry;
Peach--factory worker;
Green bean--homemaker;
Asparagus--food processor;
Potato--housewives;
Swiss chard--housewives;
Mushroom--mushroom soup processor;
Sunflower pollen--laboratory and processing workers;
Hops--brewery chemist; [Malo]
Occupational contact urticaria documented:
Asparagus, Beans, Cabbage, Carrots, Castor bean, Celery, Coffee bean (green), Cucumber pickle, Endive, Garlic, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip, Peach, Potato, Soybean, Tomato, Winged bean, Apple, Apricot stone, Kiwi, Lemon, Lemon peel, Lime, Mango, Peach, Plum, Strawberry, Watermelon, Mushrooms, and Salami casing mold; Also reported to cause contact urticaria: soybeans, almonds, peanuts, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds; [Kanerva 2004, p. 98; Asthma in the Workplace, p. 805-6] Foods that may induce photoirritant contact dermatitis (PICD) include: lime, celery, parsnip, and fig. [Marks, p. 203]
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