Shares in Johnson & Johnson plunged more than 10% on Friday, after Reuters reported that the US pharmaceutical giant had known about asbestos tainting its talcum powder for decades. The report ...

The FDA is proposing a new rule that would establish and standardize testing methods for the detection of asbestos in cosmetic products that contain talc. In a statement released late Thursday ...

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 ...

Asbestos and other contaminants have been discovered under the hill at a beloved Sydney rugby league ground where the ...

A Supreme Court ruling May 17 holding the state and building material makers responsible for asbestos-related health problems was bittersweet for many of the plaintiffs. “It took as many as 13 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently submitted a final report of the asbestos ...

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 ...

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.

(Reuters) - 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 an FDA report, the proposed rule would mandate ... Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Asbestos contamination in talc-based cosmetics has been a long-standing health concern.