FDA Wants To Ban Powdered Medical Gloves.

n “To Your Health” reports that the Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on powdered medical gloves. If implemented, it would mark only the second time that the FDA has banned a medical device. According to the FDA, the aerosolized powder on latex gloves can trigger respiratory allergic reactions, while the powder on synthetic gloves may “result in airway and wound inflammation and post-surgical adhesions.” According to Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, “This ban is about protecting patients and health-care professionals from a danger they might not even be aware of.” The FDA will seek public comment on the proposed ban for 90 days. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/03/21/what-do-powdered-surgical-gloves-and-prosthetic-hair-fibers-have-in-common-the-fda-doesnt-like-them/