Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quartz countertops, a staple in many high-end kitchens, are being linked to an alarming number of cases of lung disease. Marek ...

The Cambria factory in Minnesota manufactures slabs of engineered quartz for kitchen and bathroom countertops. If businesses don't follow worker protection rules, cutting these slabs to fit customers' ...

The widow of a young stonemason who is believed to be the first person to die of silicosis after cutting quartz kitchen worktops says more still needs to be done to save workers’ lives, almost two ...

Most quartz slabs sold in the United States come from manufacturers in countries including China, Israel and Spain. They reach U.S. homes from a network of big-box stores and smaller distributors, ...