FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free This Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on ...

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.

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.

FDA proposes standardized testing to detect asbestos in talc cosmetics Talc is a mineral used to absorb moisture or improve the texture, feel and color of cosmetics ...

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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 By Associated Press Dec ...

FILE – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Health ...

FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a rule that cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any ...

Dr. Linda Katz, the director of the FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colors, ... especially in cases of ovarian cancer, which is a relatively rare form of the disease.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

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 .