Is there latex in newspaper ink? I become symptomatic when I read the newspaper.

Answered by: Donald Beezhold, PhD, Senior Scientist Director, Laboratory of Macrophage Biology, Guthrie Research Institute

No, newspaper ink does not contain natural rubber latex. Sometimes papers are coated with latex, particularly shiny paper for colored ads; but this is a synthetic, rather than natural rubber latex and is not a source of latex allergens.

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