EPA Assesses Conditions for Using Asbestos-Containing Talc in Risk Evaluation
The EPA has announced the scope of the second part of its asbestos risk assessment, which will include legacy uses and asbestos-containing talc products.
Tag Archives: Asbestos Exposure
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EPA Proposes New Rules for Reporting Asbestos Use
The EPA has proposed new asbestos reporting requirements which would go hand-in-hand with a recently announced asbestos ban.
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EPA Plan Would Ban Last Form of Asbestos Allowed In the United States
The EPA has announced plans to ban the last form of asbestos allowed into the United States after decades of evidence and litigation over the side effects of asbestos exposure.
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Former Mill Worker Wins $36.5M Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit Verdict
A vermiculite mill work has been awarded more than $36 million in an asbestos lawsuit jury verdict over his mesothelioma diagnosis.
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FDA Detects No Asbestos In Talc Powder Cosmetic Products Sampled This Year
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…
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Asbestos Settlement Results in EPA Agreement to Perform Broader Risk Assessments of Talc, Other Human Endpoints
The EPA has agreed to conduct broader asbestos assessments as part of two settlement agreements resolving lawsuits filed by environmental groups.
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Mesothelioma Surgery Improves Long-Term Survival Rates, Study Finds
Surgery combined with chemotherapy could significantly increase survival rates for patients suffering mesothelioma, according to the findings of a new study.
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EPA Settlement With States Closes Loopholes That Allowed Companies to Avoid Asbestos Reporting Requirements
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…
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Talc Asbestos Concerns Ignored By EPA Risk Assessment, Critics Say
Group blasts EPA for not including talc in its assessment of asbestos exposure threats.
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Chrysotile Asbestos Poses Unreasonable Risk To Consumers and Workers, EPA Assessment States
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.