08 Apr 2024 --- The US FDA releases the results of its 2023 sampling assignment, testing talc-containing cosmetic products for asbestos using Polarized Light Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. The FDA tested 50 samples but did not detect asbestos in any of them. In accordance with the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulations Act of 2022, the FDA says it intends to develop regulations for standardized testing procedures for detecting asbestos in cosmetic products containing talc.
