Asbestos Exposure & Bans
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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Report: 1.5 Million UK Buildings Contain Asbestos [Infographic]
- by Daniel King
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Nov 27, 2019
Asbestos may have been banned in the United Kingdom 20 years ago, but the deadly carcinogen continues to be the leading cause of occupational death, leading to 5,500 deaths in…
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Johnson & Johnson Rushed Tests of Asbestos in Baby Powder
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Nov 18, 2019
A new report reveals Johnson & Johnson rushed the test results of its iconic baby powder to show it was free of asbestos contamination. The Wall Street Journal…
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Mesothelioma Death from 9/11 Signals Start of Things to Come
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Nov 14, 2019
Malignant mesothelioma has become the latest deadly cancer linked directly to the rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts following the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York City in 2001. The…
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EPA Leaving Libby Asbestos Superfund Site to Montana
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Nov 11, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is leaving the Libby Asbestos Superfund site, but that doesn’t mean the job is finished. It’s just changing hands. The Montana Department of Environmental…
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Major Retailers Pull J&J Baby Powder After FDA Finds Asbestos
- by Daniel King
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Oct 25, 2019
Major retailers have stopped selling the 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder after last week’s announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found traces of asbestos in…
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Case Study Shows Asbestos in Talc Causes Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Oct 18, 2019
Prolonged exposure to asbestos-contaminated talcum powder has led to malignant mesothelioma cancer, according to an extensive case study by a leading occupational medicine and epidemiology organization. The study examined 33…
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New York’s MTA Ignored Asbestos Dangers for Years
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Oct 8, 2019
Glaring safety issues involving asbestos exposure within the Metropolitan Transportation Authority extend further than the East New York bus depot in Brooklyn, a report from the agency’s inspector general…
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