Dust entry

Roasted coffee dust

Particulate generated during roasting, grinding, flavoring, packaging, and handling of roasted coffee.

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

eye symptomsnose symptomsrespiratory irritationwork-related asthma concernoccupational lung disease concern

Evidence

NIOSH reports that coffee dust can cause or aggravate eye and nose symptoms and identifies grinding and packaging roasted coffee as exposure-generating tasks.

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Coffee Workers at Risk for Lung Disease · 2

Roasting, grinding, flavoring, and packaging roasted coffee are sources of diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione exposure. Employees commonly reported eye and nose symptoms. These symptoms were sometimes caused or aggravated by coffee dust.

NIOSH preserved a Health Hazard Evaluation Report for exposures and respiratory health at a coffee roasting and packaging facility.

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Evaluation of exposures and respiratory health at a coffee roasting and packaging facility. Report No. 2016-0164-3341. March 2019.

Controls

enclosure
local exhaust ventilation
dust suppression
housekeeping
exposure monitoring
eye protection
appropriate respiratory protection