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2. FDA wants new testing to detect asbestos in products with talc

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   "We believe that the proposed testing techniques are appropriate methods to detect asbestos to help ensure the safety of talc-containing cosmetic products," Linda Katz, a medical doctor and ...

3. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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   Currently in the United States, several thousand products manufactured and/or imported today still contain asbestos. [citation needed] In many parts of the industrialized world, particularly the European Union, asbestos was phased out of building products beginning in the 1970s with most of the remainder phased out by the 1980s. Even with an ...

4. Asbestos abatement - Wikipedia

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   In construction, asbestos abatement is a set of procedures designed to control the release of asbestos fibers from asbestos-containing materials. [1] Asbestos abatement is utilized during general construction in areas containing asbestos materials, particularly when those materials are being removed, encapsulated, or repaired.

5. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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   The indictment accused Grace of wire fraud, knowing endangerment of residents by concealing air monitoring results, obstruction of justice by interfering with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation, violation of the Clean Air Act, providing asbestos materials to schools and local residents, and conspiracy to release asbestos and ...

6. US FDA proposes standardized testing to detect asbestos in ...

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   Asbestos, a known human carcinogen, can be injurious to consumers if found in talc-containing cosmetic products as there is no established “safe level” threshold for exposure to the substance.

7. Asbestosis - Wikipedia

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   The first lawsuits against asbestos manufacturers occurred in 1929. Since then, many lawsuits have been filed against asbestos manufacturers and employers, for neglecting to implement safety measures after the link between asbestos, asbestosis and mesothelioma became known (some reports seem to place this as early as 1898 in modern times). The ...