HSE lists ispaghula among substances that can cause occupational asthma and describes it as obtained from Plantago ovata seeds.
Source: UK HSE: Substances that can cause occupational asthma ↗Dust entry
Ispaghula powder dust
Fine dust from ispaghula/psyllium, a dried plant seed product identified by HSE as an occupational asthmagen.
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