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FDA: Working Group Releases Opinions on Testing Methods for Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetics

White paper recommendations include using PLM and TEM to ID and report the presence. Agency outlines next steps as IWGACP concludes its efforts.

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By: Christine Esposito

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The US Food and Drug Administration has released a white paper developed by the Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products (IWGACP) that contains scientific opinions for the testing of talc-containing cosmetics and talc intended for use in cosmetics for the possible presence of asbestos. These opinions of scientific experts are intended to inform the FDA's consideration of testing methods for talc and talc-containing cosmetics, according to the agency. “The FDA has ...

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