In May 2001, the UK union GMB launched a campaign targeting catering establishments where workers were exposed to carcinogenic fumes. The union demanded that all kitchens and catering establishments fit adequate ventilation and air purifying systems. The union pointed to a Health and Safety Executive study that found 65 per cent of commercial kitchens were insufficiently ventilated, and workers could be inhaling potentially deadly fumes.

Stop cooking up cancer, GMB, 2001 [not available online].