Currently there is no requirement to have a not made with natural rubber latex statement or other information regarding the lack of use of natural rubber latex in medical product labeling.
Not made with natural rubber latex.
Synthetic latex is made from petroleum and does not.
There are two types of latex natural rubber latex and synthetic rubber latex.
Natural rubber latex should not be confused with synthetic rubber for example butyl or petroleum based.
The purpose of this guidance is to make recommendations on the appropriate language to include in the labeling of a medical product to convey that natural rubber latex was not used as a material.
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If you have a natural rubber latex allergy tell your physician dentist nurses and employer and avoid contact with gloves and products made with natural rubber latex.
The word latex by itself does not refer to natural rubber latex.
Natural rubber this term includes all materials made from or containing natural latex.
However even when medical products are not made with nrl there is a chance that products can become contaminated with nrl allergens during manufacturing or packaging processes.
For instance latex paint does not contain natural rubber latex but does contain liquid synthetic polymers.
Natural rubber latex refers to the white sap that comes from the hevea brasiliensis tree.
The word by itself does not refer to natural rubber latex.