InvoCare says it cannot give staff their individual testing results, but one embalmer says he wants to know if he's been personally exposed to the carcinogen. Photo: RNZ / Robert Whitaker and 123RF Some mortuary workers at the country's largest funeral home operator were exposed to potentially dangerous amounts of formaldehyde. The embalming fluid used by mortuary workers typically includes formaldehyde, which requires careful management to mitigate the risks to a person's health.