Q&AGlass wool

Does glass wool represent a health risk?

Glass and stone wool presents no specific risk for health. Since 1997, according to European Directive 97/69/CE, all mineral wool sold in Europe is exonerated from carcigenic classification. The hundreds of surveys conducted (including epidemiological surveys conducted in professional environments on more than 45,000 people) confirm these findings.In 2001, on the basis of more than 1000 scientific publications, the International Cancer Research Centre (WHO, World Health Organisation) classified glass wool as group 3, i.e. in a group more favourable than coffee and in the same category as tea!