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<blockquote data-quote="cappers" data-source="post: 570613" data-attributes="member: 9742">I&#039;m sure you wouldn&#039;t be using mouldy cork on your sax <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2064%2064%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20font-size%3D%2254%22%3E%F0%9F%98%B3%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="22" height="22" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!&nbsp; &nbsp; :oops:"&nbsp; data-smilie="10"data-shortname=":oops:" />Apparently once the cork is stripped from the tree it is stored in slabs in warm and damp conditions to cure it. Mould fungi (mostly species of Penicillium and Aspergillus) colonise the surface and when the slabs are handled later are brushed off and cleaned, sending millions of fungal spores into the air! By the time the consumer gets the cork product it will (should!) be free from contaminants.Nevertheless any dust is a potential respiratory irritant so a mask is a good idea <img src="/x-custom-smilies/thumb.webp"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb&nbsp; &nbsp; :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="cappers, post: 570613, member: 9742"] I'm sure you wouldn't be using mouldy cork on your sax :oops: Apparently once the cork is stripped from the tree it is stored in slabs in warm and damp conditions to cure it. Mould fungi (mostly species of [I]Penicillium [/I]and [I]Aspergillus[/I]) colonise the surface and when the slabs are handled later are brushed off and cleaned, sending millions of fungal spores into the air! By the time the consumer gets the cork product it will (should!) be free from contaminants. Nevertheless any dust is a potential respiratory irritant so a mask is a good idea :thumb: [/QUOTE]

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