Calls have mounted for a nationwide ban on the popular kitchen benchtop material to protect workers from its potentially fatal effects.Listen to this SBS Sinhala podcast episode for more details.
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IKEA follows Bunnings in phasing out engineered stone due to lung disease concerns
Silicosis is commonly diagnosed after inhaling a dust mineral commonly found in certain types of rocks used to create kitchen benchtops. Source: Getty / Bill Oxford
Calls have mounted for a nationwide ban on the popular kitchen benchtop material to protect workers from its potentially fatal effects.Listen to this SBS Sinhala podcast episode for more details.
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By Athini Amarasiri, SBS/AAP
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