United States:
FDA Again Confirms No Asbestos In Cosmetic Talc Products
22 April 2024
Duane Morris LLP
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(FDA) confirmed that its third-party
testing of cosmetic talc products for 2023 identified no traces of
asbestos in any of the 50 cosmetic samples tested. FDA's 2023
results, which were reported in a Cosmetics Constituent Update, are
consistent with its testing for 2022 and 2021, which also failed to
detect asbestos in any of the 50 cosmetic samples tested for those
years. Read the full Alert on
Duane Morris' website.
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prepared and published for informational purposes only and is not
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