Stonemasons as young as 23 need lung transplants after contracting a deadly respiratory disease from cutting kitchen work surfaces , the doctor treating a rising number of UK patients has warned.

Dr Johanna Feary, a consultant in occupational lung disease, told the All Party Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) on Occupational Safety & Health about rising cases of engineered-stone induced silicosis among UK tradespeople .

Union officials at the Westminster meeting, hosted by Thompsons Solicitors and the Trade Union Congress, repeatedly urged the Government to ban engineered stone – known as quartz. New Feature

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They also warned of a potential “epidemic” of cases in young kitchen stone workers in the coming years as current monitoring is

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