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Talc in makeup: Should you be worried about asbestos exposure?

The FDA delayed a plan to test cosmetics for asbestos, a known carcinogen. Get the latest scientific consensus on asbestos ...
Oregonian

FDA calls for new testing to keep asbestos out of cosmetics, baby powder

Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a federal rule proposed Thursday. The proposal from the Food and Drug ...

FDA withdraws requirements to check for asbestos in makeup

A recently withdrawn FDA rule means cosmetic companies are no longer required to test talc-based products for asbestos, ...
CBS News

FDA proposes new tests to detect asbestos in cosmetics and other products containing talc

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal comes ...
New York Post

Baby powder recall expands to 42K bottles over cancer-causing asbestos link

The maker of a popular baby powder brand expanded a nationwide recall of the product to nearly 42,000 bottles due to the risk they are contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos, according to the US ...
USA Today

Dynacare Baby Powder recall over asbestos expanded to 1,000 cases in 35 states. See map.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded a baby powder recall alert over possible asbestos contamination. In the initial recall posted on Sept. 19, Dynarex Corporation recalled 62 cases of ...