In other words it refers to natural rubber latex dry natural rubber and synthetic latex or synthetic rubber that contains natural rubber in its formulation.
Not made with natural rubber latex same as latex free.
Fda is concerned that statements submitted for inclusion in medical product labeling such as latex free does not contain natural rubber latex or does not contain latex are not accurate.
The danger of inaccurate.
Rubber and latex are not the same but many people use the words as if they both referred only to natural rubber which is the material derived from the milky white sap of rubber trees.
The terms latex free and does not contain natural rubber latex suggest that the medical product is completely without nrl.
There are actually a large number of materials characterized as rubbers or more generally as elastomers.
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.
In response many manufacturers have begun to identify medical products using statements such as latex free or does not contain latex to indicate that they were not made with natural rubber 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.