Strong yet elegant, quartz kitchen worktops have become a staple in millions of homes. But the trendy countertops could soon join the ranks of asbestos as a banned building material amid growing ...

High-silica artificial stone is still growing in popularity in the UK for kitchen and bathroom renovations BRITAIN is set for a rapid rise in killer lung disease cases in young people linked to trendy ...

A father of two who developed an incurable lung disease after making trendy quartz kitchen worktops has told how he was forced to quit his job to 'save his life'. Ryan Fenton, from Ipswich in Suffolk, ...

The family of a stonemason who died from silicosis after cutting quartz kitchen worktops has called for the material to be banned. Marek Marzec, 48, died in November last year just seven months after ...

UK households who have "worktops" in their kitchen have been urgently warned over the risk of silicosis. Doctors are urging a ban on artificial stone, a popular material for kitchen worktops, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Government has been urged to consider banning a popular material used to make kitchen worktops after a rise in an incurable ...

Men as young as their 20s have been diagnosed with the fatal illness A MAN is on his deathbed after developing a lung disease brought on by years of cutting kitchen worktops. Marek Marzec, 48, is ...