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Check out "New Business Item 91" (penultimate item in above link) from the annual meeting of the National Education Association, America's largest teachers union, last week:

In the interest of member health and safety at NEA sponsored events; NEA will explore alternatives to using LATEX (natural rubber) products (such as latex balloons and gloves) during NEA sponsored events.

According to this page, lambskin is not as safe as latex, but "polyurethane is an option for people who are allergic to latex." This does make us wonder, though, just what goes on at those NEA conventions. It probably involves cucumbers.