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Serious allergy related question about vermiculite
    #10612204 - 07/02/09 09:25 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

I recently bought two bags of vermiculite. The side of the bags, near the top opening, had holes in them and a small amount of vermiculite fell on my arm. When this happened my arm got a little itchy. I do have really minor echzema.

If I grow my mushrooms with vermiculite and I have some sort of allergy to the vermiculite and I eat those mushrooms will I get an allergic reaction?

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Re: Serious allergy related question about vermiculite [Re: itchyskin]
    #10612285 - 07/02/09 09:42 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

It basically a form of puffed mica- a mineral. It might irritate your skin, but I don't believe you could have a true allergic reaction to it. Wear gloves if it bothers you.


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Re: Serious allergy related question about vermiculite [Re: itchyskin]
    #10612317 - 07/02/09 09:48 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

I'm wondering because I figure the mushrooms will be absorbing something from the vermiculite and when I eat them whatever it was that was in the verm that was making me itch will be inside the mushroom when I eat it.

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Re: Serious allergy related question about vermiculite [Re: itchyskin]
    #10612410 - 07/02/09 10:10 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

It's completely possible to be allergic to shrooms, even if you aren't allergic to regular mushrooms. If you are the kind of person who has serious allergies, this may not be the right hobby for you. There's mold too. And shroom spores. Lots and lots of stuff.


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Re: Serious allergy related question about vermiculite [Re: Doc_T]
    #10612599 - 07/02/09 10:43 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

I have eaten shrooms before. I'm not talking about the mushrooms themselves, I'm talking about the vermiculite.

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Re: Serious allergy related question about vermiculite [Re: itchyskin]
    #10612738 - 07/02/09 11:19 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

They won't absorb anything from the verm to give you an allergy.  You probably have sensitive skin and the verm scratched it a little, just like when we handle fiberglass insulation.  As said, verm is mineral. 
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Re: Serious allergy related question about vermiculite [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #10612750 - 07/02/09 11:22 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

On the bags I buy, the big 25lbs one's it say's Hazardous & may cause skin & eye irritation. Sounds normal to me =)

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Re: Serious allergy related question about vermiculite [Re: itchyskin]
    #10612929 - 07/03/09 12:05 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)---VERMICULITE

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- - - - - - - - - - -- II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS AND MAJOR COMPONENT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
Vermiculite is considered a nuisance dust (also called "Particulates Not Otherwise Classified (PNOC) by ACGIH).
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Potential Health Effects Routes of Exposure:
Inhalation: Dust that may be released in handling may cause symptoms typical of nuisance dusts, including
coughing, sneezing, and minor upper respiratory irritation.
Skin and Eye: Direct eye contact may cause minor irritation. Brief skin contact not expected to cause any
harmful effects. Prolonged contact with process fuel oil contained on the vermiculite concentrate may cause
dermal sensitization. Potential risk to humans can be minimized by observing good work practices and
personal hygiene procedures.
Ingestion: Not considered harmful by ingestion.
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