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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for a brand of baby powder sold in 35 states due to the possibility of asbestos contamination.. On Oct. 28, the FDA announced that ...
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration just announced that a baby powder recall due to asbestos has been expanded to include more cases of the product that were shipped to 35 states.
Dynacare baby powder that was distributed in 35 states, as well as sold online on Amazon, has been recalled over possible asbestos contamination.
But recent FDA-sponsored testing hasn't uncovered any safety issues. Since 2021, laboratory analysis of more than 150 cosmetic samples has come back negative for asbestos, according to the FDA. Still, concerns about the risk prompted Congress to pass a 2023 law requiring the FDA to release new industry standards for asbestos testing.
Products containing asbestos are regulated by the Asbestos Products Regulation (SOR 2007/260). [54] On December 16, 2016, parliament stated that as of 2018, all use of asbestos will be totally banned. [citation needed] This happened on December 30, 2018, but its use is still allowed for Nuclear and Military use.
Johns Manville is an American company based in Denver, Colorado, that manufactures insulation, roofing materials and engineered products. For much of the 20th century, the then-titled Johns-Manville Corporation was the global leader in the manufacture of asbestos -containing products, including asbestos pipe insulation, asbestos shingles ...
Keasbey and Mattison Company was a manufacturing company that produced asbestos-related building products, including insulation and shingles. Founded in 1873 by Henry Griffith Keasbey (1850-1932) and Richard Van Zeelust Mattison (1851-1935), the company moved to Ambler, Pennsylvania , in 1881.
The asbestos was found following routine sampling. Home & Garden. Lighter Side