HSE lists alpha amylases among substances that can cause occupational asthma and identifies flour milling and bread baking uses.
Source: UK HSE: Substances that can cause occupational asthma ↗Dust entry
Alpha-amylase powder dust
Airborne enzyme powder used in flour milling, baking, detergents, animal feed, textile processing, and brewing.
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
occupational asthmarespiratory sensitisation
Evidence
Controls
- enclosure
- local exhaust ventilation
- dust suppression
- appropriate respiratory protection