The word by itself does not refer to natural rubber latex.
Not made with natural rubber latex same as latex free.
Rubber and latex are not the same but many people use the words as if they both referred only to natural rubber which is the material derived from the milky white sap of rubber trees.
If you have a natural rubber latex allergy tell your physician dentist nurses and employer and avoid contact with gloves and products made with natural rubber latex.
The danger of inaccurate.
The terms latex free and does not contain natural rubber latex suggest that the medical product is completely without nrl.
Fda is concerned that statements submitted for inclusion in medical product labeling such as latex free does not contain natural rubber latex or does not contain latex are not accurate.
Natural rubber this term includes all materials made from or containing natural latex.
There are actually a large number of materials characterized as rubbers or more generally as elastomers.
In response many manufacturers have begun to identify medical products using statements such as latex free or does not contain latex to indicate that they were not made with natural rubber latex.