A BMX track has been closed after asbestos was discovered at the site days after it was upgraded by a council in Adelaide’s ...

Roxbury Elementary School students are set to return to their building on Jan. 8, 2026. The Solon City School District announced in a Dec. 3 letter to families that the school has passed a recent ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed withdrawing a rule that would have ensured certain cosmetics were tested for asbestos. The rule was mandated under the 2022 Modernization of ...

Researchers say regular monitoring will ensure the best chance of successfully treating cancers - which could take decades to emerge.

Talc is a naturally occurring, soft silicate mineral that is mined from the earth. Its chemical name is hydrous magnesium ...

Asbestos is a class of minerals that can be used to create durable materials that are heat-, fire- and chemical-resistant.

WCPS Superintendent David Sovine said asbestos cleanup at Williamsport High is on track for the main school building to ...

Asbestos contamination in talc products is a complicated topic. Since the monumental Johnson & Johnson lawsuits over the years (which resulted in historic payouts: $4.96 billion to a group of 22 women ...

In a word, no. That’s because the FDA never mandated this kind of testing to begin with. “Currently, there is no mandatory federal requirement for asbestos testing in talc-based cosmetics,” Dobos ...

The Ministry of Education says a fixed sum has been set aside for a "one-off, time-limited" support scheme for schools facing ...

A doctor in the US who found asbestos in his son's sandpit tried in vain to get stronger regulations. Almost 40 years later he says he's "not surprised" the problem re-emerged in Australia.

Talc-based cosmetics will not go through new asbestos testing requirements after the US FDA withdrew a proposed rule last week.