The FDA indicates it was unable to detect any asbestos in talc-based cosmetics in the latest round of what has become an annual sampling of products designed to prevent asbestos…
The EPA has agreed to conduct broader asbestos assessments as part of two settlement agreements resolving lawsuits filed by environmental groups.
Surgery combined with chemotherapy could significantly increase survival rates for patients suffering mesothelioma, according to the findings of a new study.
A settlement between states, environmental groups and the EPA calls for the agency to promulgate new rules which would collect better data on asbestos use in the United States and…
Group blasts EPA for not including talc in its assessment of asbestos exposure threats.
The EPA has concluded that chrysotile asbestos, used in gaskets and aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, represents an unreasonable risk to the health of consumers, workers and bystanders.
A federal judge has ordered the EPA to close asbestos-reporting loopholes which prevent the agency from accurately assessing the risks of asbestos exposure to U.S. consumers.
The EPA will fail to meet a June 22 deadline for final risk evaluations for 10 chemicals of concern, including asbestos, the agency's administrator told Congress this week.
Asbestos lung cancer and mesothelioma lawsuit filings increased in 2019, according to a recent report.
A draft evaluation by EPA experts indicates the risks of asbestos exposure are too great to justify keeping any asbestos products on the market.