FDA Publishes Long-Awaited Talc-Testing Proposal Under MoCRA

FDA publishes the first proposed rule under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act – a testing method for detecting asbestos in talc-containing cosmetics.

Asbestos crocidolite fibers, seen through Transmission Electron Microscopy (Shutterstock)

The US Food and Drug Administration has finally published a proposed rulemaking that would require manufacturers of talc-containing cosmetics to test products for asbestos using two well-established methods, while also establishing that products containing any level of asbestos are adulterated.

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