Glove makers react calmly to proposed FDA ban on powdered medical gloves

摘要

Latex glove manufacturers reacted calmly to the USA Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed rule banning most powdered medical gloves for sale or distribution in the USA. Major manufacturers already are moving quickly away from powdered gloves and actively promoting powder-free gloves as a way of preventing asthma, latex allergies and other severe complications of exposure to powder, according to spokespersons for Ansell Ltd., Top Glove Corp. Bhd. and Showa Best Gloves Inc.