California may ban kitchen quartz countertops over incurable disease fears

California may ban kitchen quartz countertops over incurable disease fears

California workplace safety regulators want to completely ban kitchen quartz countertops because they are linked to an incurable lung disease in the workers who make them. The state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to move towards prohibiting work on artificial stone to stop infection by the deadly kitchen dust, following Australia’s ban of … Read more

Fancy quartz countertops are killing people who make them, doctors say

Fancy quartz countertops are killing people who make them, doctors say

Here’s a kitchen design trend to die for. Quartz countertops are now the most popular choice among home renovators and designers because of their durability and resistance to stains, scratches and heat. But that beauty comes at a deadly price: The workers who make quartz countertops are dying at a young age of lung disease, … Read more