CCOHS lists mould dust as an exposure associated with cheese washers' lung in its table of dust-related lung diseases.
Source: CCOHS: What are the effects of dust on the lungs? ↗Dust entry
Cheese-mould dust
Mould-containing dust generated during cheese washing, ripening, or handling.
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
cheese washers' lunghypersensitivity pneumonitis concernrespiratory sensitization
Evidence
Controls
- mould control
- enclosed processing
- local exhaust ventilation
- hygiene controls
- exposure assessment
- appropriate respiratory protection