FDA Proposes Rule to Require Standardized Testing Methods for …
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule to establish and require standardized testing methods to detect and identify asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic ...
FDA Issues Proposed Rule on Testing Methods for Asbestos
Dec 26, 2024 · In addition, the proposed rule states if asbestos is present in a cosmetic product, or in talc used in a cosmetic product, that cosmetic product would be deemed adulterated under 601(a) of the FD ...
Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc ...
3 days ago · If finalized, the proposed rule would require testing of talc-containing cosmetic products using standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos that may be present as a ...
US FDA proposes standardized testing to detect asbestos in talc
Dec 27, 2024 · In its proposed rule, the FDA would require manufacturers to test a sample of each batch of a talc-containing cosmetic product for asbestos by using methods such as polarized light and ...
FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure ... - Associated Press News
Dec 26, 2024 · Since 2021, laboratory analysis of more than 150 cosmetic samples has come back negative for asbestos, according to the FDA. Still, concerns about the risk prompted Congress to pass a 2023 law requiring the FDA to release …
Proposed FDA Rule Targets Asbestos in Talc Cosmetic Products
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to require standardized testing of talc-containing cosmetics for asbestos, a known ...
FDA Issues Proposed Rule Requiring Testing of Talc-Containing …
Dec 26, 2024 · The United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced today a proposed rule entitled “Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products” (“Proposed Rule”). This is the first proposed rule that FDA has issued as part of its implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), which directed FDA to issue ...
FDA proposes new tests to detect asbestos in cosmetics and other ...
Dec 27, 2024 · The FDA's proposed rule would require manufacturers test samples of talc-containing cosmetic products for asbestos with methods including polarized light and transmission electron microscopy ...
FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are ... - ABC News
Dec 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON -- Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a federal rule proposed Thursday.
FDA proposes rule to target asbestos in talc cosmetic products
Dec 27, 2024 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to require standardized testing of talc-containing cosmetics for asbestos, a known carcinogen linked to serious illnesses.