EWG Study Suggests More Than One In 10 Talc-Based Cosmetics Contain Asbestos
Executive Summary
The Environmental Working Group and Scientific Analytical Institute say inadequate testing of talc-containing personal-care products is to blame for findings of asbestos in cosmetics, including three of 21 powder-based cosmetics SAI analyzed at EWG’s request. They continue to push for updated testing standards that include electron microscopy as a core component.
You may also be interested in...
Cosmetic Talc Stakeholders Should Be Watching US EPA Asbestos Developments In 2021
In December, a California federal court ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency to amend its TSCA Chemical Data Reporting rule to address asbestos information-gathering “loopholes,” including a current exemption for asbestos that occurs as an impurity in raw materials such as cosmetic talc.
US Cosmetics Reform Talks To Resume In 2021 After COVID Derailing, Anti-Regulation Trump
Efforts to modernize US cosmetics regulations fell short in the 116th Congress as lawmakers swung their focus to COVID-19, but industry expects a resumption of discussions in the next term, even as pandemic relief and recovery remains top priority.
FDA Clarification: Interagency Recommendations On Talc-Asbestos Test Methods Not Formal Guidance
The Executive Summary of an interagency working group's preliminary recommendations on testing methods for asbestos in talc and talc-containing consumer products, released by the FDA in early 2020, does not constitute a formal position taken by the FDA, it says, noting that concerns have arisen recently about misunderstanding among "external parties."