Inferior rubber gloves cause cancer?

Recently, some netizens exposed the news that “low-quality rubber gloves can cause cancer” on microblogs, saying that inferior rubber gloves are mostly reclaimed rubber processing, and raw materials are mostly industrial rubbers that are recycled, and long-term use can cause cancer.

For gloves with different price points, the merchants stated that there are only thicknesses, size differences, and there are no quality problems.

In fact, this is not a natural rubber, this can only be burned. One type of rubber gloves is natural rubber, one is a low-cost synthetic rubber, and synthetic rubber contains volatile substances such as “benzene”, which easily enter the body through volatilization and cause damage to organs such as the liver. If there is heavy smoke when it is ignited, it is generally synthetic rubber, containing benzene rings, and more harmful substances. While natural rubber burns out, the smoke is very light and very little. ”

When choosing a glove, it is best to choose a glove that has a smooth surface and is marked with natural rubber or silicone rubber. During the use of such gloves, there are few harmful substances that can be leached out. Such doses should be safe.

However, experts also stated that rubber gloves must not come in contact with food during use, and in particular do not come into contact with oily foods. Otherwise, it can easily lead to the leakage of toxic and harmful substances.

China Labor Insurance Network