It may now be time to ban artificial stone - a firm favorite for kitchen worktops in the UK - to ward off the incurable lung disease caused by its manufacturing and fitting, say a team of doctors in ...

Doctors have discovered that working with this material can cause serious illnesses. But is it truly dangerous for consumers? Many kitchen countertops and other panels for kitchens and bathrooms are ...

Brayton Purcell LLP has submitted a detailed letter to the United States Congress and the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board outlining the severity, scope, and causes of the ...

A medical association has petitioned California to prohibit the use of a popular countertop construction material linked to an aggressive lung disease disabling and killing stoneworkers. The campaign ...

Artificial stone, commonly marketed as 'quartz countertops,' contains exceptionally high levels of crystalline silica. Workers exposed to dust during cutting, grinding, and polishing are at heightened ...