The FDA has withdrawn a proposed rule requiring testing for asbestos in talc. Without the FDA talc asbestos rule, consumers ...

The FDAs withdrawal of a proposed asbestos-testing rule leaves consumers without a reliable way to know whether talc-based cosmetics are asbestos-free. Some experts warn that talc contaminated with ...

Mandatory testing of talc-containing cosmetic products is coming. At the end of December, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a cosmetics rule and test method for asbestos in talc that was ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed withdrawing a rule that would have ensured certain cosmetics were tested for asbestos. The rule was mandated under the 2022 Modernization of ...