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Cosmetic Talc Under Scrutiny As Liability Buzzards Circle

 
• By Ryan Nelson

Plaintiff’s attorneys are tracking reports of asbestos-contaminated cosmetics at specialty retail stores, signaling a possible new wave of talc-related litigation to come. The issue also has the attention of NGOs, legislators and FDA.

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FDA considers asbestos-contaminated talc “unacceptable” in cosmetics and urges companies to be selective about the talc they source, but as NGOs and lawmakers point out, there are no formal testing requirements in place in the US to ensure that cosmetics users are not exposed to the carcinogen.

Plaintiff’s attorneys are taking notice as well. Sieben Polk, Throneberry Law Group, Danziger & De Llano and Brayton Purcell are...

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