FDA urged to use most sensitive asbestos testing methods for cosmetics in open letter

Published: 9-Mar-2020
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A letter has been sent to the FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, calling on him to “protect public health” by making more sensitive asbestos tests mandatory

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An open letter has been sent to the Commissioner of the FDA urging the regulator to make the most sensitive asbestos tests for cosmetics products containing talc mandatory and transparent.

The letter, signed by 13 US organisations,

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