Asbestos Exposure & Bans
EPA Finds Asbestos Use Poses Risk to Chloralkali Workers
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Apr 2, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an asbestos draft risk evaluation Monday that found serious health dangers to workers in the chloralkali industry, the country’s last remaining user of…
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Latest Study Reinforces Cosmetic Talc, Mesothelioma Link
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Apr 1, 2020
Evidence continues to mount that prolonged exposure to cosmetic talcum powder contaminated by asbestos fibers is causing mesothelioma cancer. Individuals using cosmetic talc regularly may be putting themselves at higher…
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US Asbestos Imports Dropped Significantly in 2019
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Mar 23, 2020
Raw asbestos imported to the United States dropped significantly in 2019, according to the recently released U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries report. The U.S. imported an estimated 100 metric…
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FDA Tests Find Asbestos in Nine Cosmetic-Talc Products
- by Daniel King
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Mar 10, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found asbestos-contaminated talc in nine of the 52 cosmetic products tested during its year-long study released this week. The products with asbestos…
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Revlon Named in Talc-Mesothelioma Lawsuit
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 26, 2020
Revlon Inc. on Tuesday became the latest corporation hit with a lawsuit alleging asbestos-contaminated talc in its cosmetic products caused mesothelioma cancer in a woman. A Maryland couple filed the…
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FDA Moves Closer to Standardized Testing for Asbestos in Talc
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 5, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration moved closer on Tuesday to formulating standardized testing of talc-based products for the presence of toxic asbestos fibers. Experts from eight different federal…
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Mesothelioma Deaths Peak 30 Years After Asbestos Ban
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jan 30, 2020
Almost 30 years after Italy passed sweeping legislation that banned the mining, use and commercialization of asbestos, the country is facing the peak of its mesothelioma cancer crisis. The…
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FDA Panel Recommends Standardized Talc Testing for Asbestos
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jan 21, 2020
A team of experts from eight different federal agencies has presented the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with preliminary recommendations to standardize the testing of talc for the presence of…
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US Officials Respond to Asbestos Issue at Tokyo 2020 Water Polo Venue
- by Daniel King
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jan 6, 2020
Officials with USA Water Polo are confident that organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will fix an ongoing asbestos issue at the water polo venue for this year’s…
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Canadian Town of Asbestos Changing Its Name for Economics
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Dec 9, 2019
Officials in Asbestos, Quebec, have been struggling for years to develop a new identity for the small Canadian mining town. Changing its name might do the trick. Mayor Hugues…
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