The FDA recently announced that it is withdrawing its rule to test for contaminated talc. But what's that really mean?

Agency abruptly withdraws plan to require standardized asbestos testing • Move contradicts congressional mandate in 2022 ...

The FDA delayed a plan to test cosmetics for asbestos, a known carcinogen. Get the latest scientific consensus on asbestos ...

On November 28, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its 2024 proposed rule entitled “Testing Methods for Detecting ...

In a word, no. That’s because the FDA never mandated this kind of testing to begin with. “Currently, there is no mandatory federal requirement for asbestos testing in talc-based cosmetics,” Dobos ...

Consumer advocates and cancer survivors decry the move, but the agency writes that it has ‘good cause’ to withdraw the ...

Jean C. Pfau and Tracy McNew address the legacy of environmental asbestos, which continues to pose a public health risk ...

A recently withdrawn FDA rule means cosmetic companies are no longer required to test talc-based products for asbestos, ...

The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for ...

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A doctor in the US who found asbestos in his son's sandpit tried in vain to get stronger regulations. Almost 40 years later ...