Asbestos, a known carcinogen, is found in the same rock types as talc deposits and may be inseparable from talc in the mining process. Because there is the potential for contamination of talc with ...

Exposure to airborne asbestos has been linked to an increased risk of several serious and debilitating diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other types of cancer. Workers who ...

Mandatory testing of talc-containing cosmetic products is coming. At the end of December, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a cosmetics rule and test method for asbestos in talc that was ...

NE Waste asbestos program coordinator Tash Morton said the program had been made as simple as possible for people to access, and sample kits would be made available that include a P2 safety mask, ...

State education leaders approved temporary rules Thursday telling schools and child care facilities how they must test for lead and asbestos in their buildings. The testing is required under language ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to stop using certain Beauty Plus cosmetic products.The FDA announced Friday that Beauty Plus Global voluntarily recalled four products that ...

The city will soon begin testing soil and dust at Tustin residents’ homes for any asbestos or lead emitted from the burnt north hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station, after previously focusing on ...

Some North Carolina schools and daycares will soon be tested for lead and asbestos. State leaders told the State Board of Education on Wednesday the plan so far is to start with elementary schools and ...