Asbestos Exposure & Bans
Johnson & Johnson Talc-Asbestos Verdict Upheld, Award Cut
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jun 25, 2020
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a landmark jury verdict that said long-term use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc products, possibly contaminated with asbestos fibers, had caused ovarian cancer…
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Major Cosmetic Companies Moving Away from Talc in Makeup
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jun 11, 2020
Consumer concerns and the threat of potentially costly lawsuits are driving cosmetic companies away from the long-standing manufacture of talc-based products. Reuters News Service is reporting that Revlon, Chanel…
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COVID-19 Closures Accelerate Asbestos Abatement in Schools
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jun 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic closed educational institutions everywhere, but it also opened a door to the acceleration of vitally important asbestos abatement in schools where children would have been in…
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Health Experts Criticize EPA’s Asbestos Draft Risk Evaluation
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jun 2, 2020
Doctors, scientists and occupational health experts from across the country are openly criticizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent asbestos draft risk evaluation. At a virtual press conference arranged…
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Johnson & Johnson Ends Talc-Based Baby Powder Sales in US, Canada
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- May 20, 2020
Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that it will stop selling its iconic, talc-based baby powder, the target of thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talc was contaminated with asbestos, which…
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New Tests Find Asbestos-Contaminated Talc in Eyeshadow
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- May 19, 2020
The Scientific Analytical Institute in Greensboro, North Carolina, recently uncovered asbestos-contaminated talc in two new eyeshadow makeup products sold online on sites like Amazon and eBay. Its findings were the…
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Libby Protects Those with Asbestos Disease from COVID-19
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- May 13, 2020
No town in America has a higher percentage of asbestos-related lung disease — and resulting respiratory issues — than Libby, Montana, making its population uniquely vulnerable to the COVID-19…
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Report Finds Asbestos, Other Risks in Military Family Housing
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- May 11, 2020
U.S. military families around the world are living in government-owned and -operated housing containing serious health and safety risks, according to the most recent report by the Department of Defense…
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EPA Asbestos Review Delayed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Apr 23, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency postponed a peer review of the recent asbestos risk evaluation draft done by its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals until June 8-11. A peer review…
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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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