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FDA to hold public meeting on testing for asbestos in talc

Asbestos, Asbestos testing, Baby Powder, Consumer Advocates, Cosmetics, FDA, FDA testing, FDA/Regulatory, Personal Care Products Council, Talc-Based Products, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will examine asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics at a hearing.

Powder Keg: FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc

Asbestos, Business, Cancer Prevention Coalition, Consumers, Cosmetics, Department Of Justice, FDA, FDA/Regulatory, Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), Health Concerns, Lawsuits, Minerals, Talc, Talc-Based Products, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), World Health Organization

Over the past 50 years, the FDA has relied upon – and often deferred to – industry even as outside experts and consumers repeatedly raised serious health concerns about talc powders and cosmetics, a Reuters investigation found.

This Drug To Treat Double Chins Is a Perfect Fit For Botox-Maker Allergan. But Is It Too Pricey?

Analysts, Cosmetics, Health, M&A

One thing about Allergan chief executive Brent Saunders is he doesn’t waste much time. After all, he was personally involved in setting up $97 billion worth of deals last year. The […]