“…However, there are many 'reports of foreign body granulomas from its use as a glove powder but not as a pharmaceutical excipient (Brunswick & Gionis 1982;Brynjofsson et al 1977;Chenoweth 1981;Deutsch et al 1986;Editorial 1980;Freemont et al 1984;Goodacre et al 1976;Grant et al 1982b;Huertas et al 1982;McKee & McKeown 1978;Michowitz et al 1983;Olson & Wander 1981;Reikeras & Nordstrand 1985;Scully et al 1975;Seski et al 1976;van der Meeren & van Erp 1986;Yaffe et al 1978). As corn starch replaced talc (magnesium silicate) as a lubricant for surgical gloves in the late 1940s, it was thought initially to be free from undesirable effects.…”