50 Years Later, FDA And Cosmetics Industry At Odds Again Over Asbestos

The Personal Care Products Council says talc-testing methods in the cosmetics industry must distinguish between carcinogenic asbestos and harmless non-asbestiform minerals, recalling its position against the FDA’s stab at rulemaking in 1973. However, the FDA is now arguing that elongate mineral particles of respirable dimensions are inherently dangerous, regardless of other considerations.

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Methods for testing talc and talc-containing cosmetics for asbestos have advanced significantly since the 1970s, but renewed exchanges between industry and the US Food and Drug Administration suggest that their views on the matter are as divided as ever.

The FDA held a public meeting on 4 February to hear from scientific experts and leading stakeholders on testing methodologies, terminology and criteria that could be applied to better characterize and measure hazardous minerals

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