Eczema outbreak tied to Chinese furniture

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Eczema outbreak tied to Chinese furniture

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July 17, 2008 MALMO, Sweden, July 17 (UPI) -- A fungicide used to

prevent mold may be the cause of several thousand cases of aggravated

eczema in northern Europe, Swedish researchers say.

Researchers at Malmo University Hospital said the substance, which

contains the chemical dimethyl fumarate, has been linked to furniture

manufactured by the Chinese company Linkwise, the newspaper Sydsvenska

Dagbladet reported Wednesday.

The English-language Local newspaper said the Swedish Chemicals Agency

(Kemikalieinspektionen) is in the process of tracing Swedish companies

that have imported and sold the furniture