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• Rubber sink stoppers and sink mats
• Rubber or rubber-grip utensils
• Rubber electrical cords or water hoses
• Bath mats and floor rugs that have rubber backing
• Toothbrushes with rubber grips or handles
• Rubber tub toys
• Sanitary napkins (that contain rubber)
• Condoms and diaphragms
• Diapers that contain rubber
• Adult undergarments that contain rubber
• Waterproof bed pads containing rubber
• Undergarments, socks, and other clothing with elastic bands that contain rubber
• Adhesives such as glue, paste, art supplies, glue pens
• Older Barbie dolls and other dolls that are made of rubber
• Rubber bands, mouse and keyboard cords, desktop and chair pads, rubber stamps
• Mouse and wrist pads containing rubber
• Keyboards and calculators with rubber keys or switches
• Pens with comfort grip or any rubber coating
• Remote controllers for TVs or recording devices with rubber grips or keys
• Camera, telescope, or binocular eyepieces
• Bathing caps and elastic in bathing suits

Outside the home, latex is also in many items, such as:

• Grocery store checkout belts
• Restaurants where workers use latex gloves to prepare food
• Some balloons
• Car races that give off tire and rubber particles
• ATM machine buttons made of rubber

Medical products containing latex include:

• Tourniquets
• Blood pressure pads
• EKG pads
• Some adhesive bandages
• Dental devices

Get more information on this Latex Allergy page.

Cross-contact occurs when an allergen is inadvertently transferred from a food containing an allergen to a food that does not contain the allergen. Cooking does not reduce or eliminate the chances of a person with a food allergy having a reaction to the food eaten. Cross-contact can happen through:

• Food to food - e.g. nuts on top of a salad (even if taken off)
• Food to object (cooking surfaces, gloves and cookware)