Bill Text: CA SR82 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled

California Senate Resolution 82 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relative to Latex Allergy Awareness Week

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-11 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4878.) [SR82 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SR82-Enrolled.html

BILL NUMBER: SR 82	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 11, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 30, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Huff

                        JUNE 30, 2016

   Relative to Latex Allergy Awareness Week


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, Latex allergy patients face a constant threat to their
lives from exposure to rubber latex allergens; reactions can be
elicited by touching a product containing natural rubber latex,
breathing airborne latex proteins, or digesting food prepared using
latex gloves; and
   WHEREAS, The incidence of latex allergies has increased due to
widespread exposure to products containing latex; and
   WHEREAS, Up to 6 percent of people in the United States are
estimated to have latex allergies, including up to 17 percent of
health care and food service workers, 11 percent of elderly, and up
to 68 percent of children with spina bifida; and
   WHEREAS, Exposure to natural rubber latex results in up to 10
deaths per year in the community of latex allergy patients and is the
second most common cause of anaphylaxis in the operating room; and
   WHEREAS, Some patients with a latex allergy may also experience
allergic symptoms when eating certain fruits, vegetables, and nuts,
including, among other things, banana, avocado, kiwi, tomato, carrot,
and chestnut; and
   WHEREAS, There is no cure for a latex allergy, and every exposure
increases the sensitivity and severity of the patient's condition,
with distress and rebound reactions for days after exposure; and
   WHEREAS, Latex allergies can only be prevented by avoiding all
latex-related products, which can be found at homes, child care
centers, stores, schools, workplaces, and health care environments,
among other places; and
   WHEREAS, Natural rubber is found in over 40,000 products,
including, but not limited to, hair accessories, toys, balloons,
school and office supplies, sports equipment, and medical devices,
resulting in a daily struggle for latex allergy patients to balance
life and work with staying safe and healthy; and
   WHEREAS, Latex allergies result in a growing number of workers'
compensation claims arising from workplace exposure to products
containing natural rubber latex; and
   WHEREAS, The American Latex Allergy Association creates awareness
of latex allergies through education and provides support to
individuals who have been diagnosed with a latex allergy; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
hereby proclaims the week of October 2, 2016, through October 8,
2016, as Latex Allergy Awareness Week in California; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Senate encourages all Californians to be
informed about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of
latex allergies; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.