Kitchen equipment deemed responsible for asbestos exposure

(Mesothelioma.com)- Italian chef Luigi Pes, 60, was born in Sardinia, but moved to Great Britain at the age of 31. It was while he was working at La Gondola Italian Restaurant in Salisbury, England that he was first exposed to asbestos. This highly toxic mineral fiber was found in the restaurant’s pizza ovens, which had asbestos seals, and in the storeroom ceilings. Microscopic, carcinogenic asbestos fibers were likely released whenever the ovens or storeroom ceilings were disturbed. Once airborne, the fibers could be inhaled, ultimately lodging in the lungs and causing damage over several decades. Read more here…