FDA Proposing New Tests for Asbestos in Talc Products
3 days ago · “We have carefully considered the scientific evidence and complex policy issues related to detecting and identifying asbestos in talc and talc-containing cosmetic products,” Linda Katz, a medical doctor and director of the FDA’s Office of …
FDA Proposes Rule to Require Standardized Testing Methods for …
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule to establish and require standardized testing methods to detect and identify asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic...
FDA Issues Proposed Rule on Testing Methods for Asbestos
Dec 26, 2024 · In addition, the proposed rule states if asbestos is present in a cosmetic product, or in talc used in a cosmetic product, that cosmetic product would be deemed adulterated under 601(a) of the FD ...
FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos …
Dec 26, 2024 · The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a rule that cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos.
FDA proposes new tests to detect asbestos in cosmetics and other ...
Dec 27, 2024 · 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...
Proposed FDA Rule Targets Asbestos in Talc Cosmetic Products
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to require standardized testing of talc-containing cosmetics for asbestos, a known ...
US FDA proposes standardized testing to detect asbestos in talc …
Dec 27, 2024 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that cosmetic products containing talc should be tested using standardized methods to detect asbestos, a potential contaminant, according to...
FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos …
Dec 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON -- 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.
Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc ...
Dec 26, 2024 · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is proposing to require testing of talc-containing cosmetic products using standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos that may be present as a contaminant in talc. We are also proposing corresponding adulteration...
Proposed FDA rule targets asbestos in talc cosmetic products
Dec 27, 2024 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to require standardized testing of talc-containing cosmetics for asbestos, a known carcinogen linked to serious illnesses such...
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