The WHO/NIOSH monograph lists paprika dust among vegetable dust exposures in paprika stripping and grinding and associates it with hypersensitivity pneumonitis in its summary table.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: WHO/NIOSH monograph on occupational respiratory diseases — hemp dust ↗Dust entry
Paprika seed dust
Dust generated during paprika-seed stripping and grinding operations.
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
hypersensitivity pneumonitis concernrespiratory disease concern
Evidence
Controls
- enclosure
- local exhaust ventilation
- dust suppression
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection