Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, ...

Over the past decade, engineered stone countertops made from crushed quartz have taken over the U.S. market. They come in a range of colors and patterns, and manufacturers talk up their advantages.

A worker told he has just weeks to live after developing a lung disease brought on by years of cutting kitchen worktops is taking legal action against his former employers. Dad-of-three Marek Marzec, ...

Marek Marzec, a dad of three, was given weeks to live due to silicosis after spending over a decade working for manufacturers of quartz countertops Following a new study linking quartz countertops to ...

Caked in dust, his head, face and overalls matted with a toxic, grey film, the photos of Luke Bunker at work tell their own grim story. In November last year, he was diagnosed with silicosis, ...

Quartz countertops, a staple in many high-end kitchens, are being linked to an alarming number of cases of lung disease. Marek Marzec, a dad of three from Poland, was diagnosed with silicosis in April ...