Johnson & Johnson (J&J), a U.S. consumer goods company, recalled a batch of baby powder from the market after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found asbestos fibers in a product sample. The FDA did not detect asbestos in another J&J production batch. The FDA discovered the fibers as part of a larger inspection of some...
A U.S. firm, Beauty Plus Global Inc., has recalled four cosmetics products after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that they were contaminated with asbestos, a carcinogenic substance. On its Web site, the FDA emphasized that the company recalled the products voluntarily. Nevertheless, the matter is hardly an individual case....
The Canadian government has published its final regulations on asbestos (Prohibition of Asbestos and Products Containing Asbestos Regulations: SOR/2018-196) in the Canada Gazette and introduced new export limitations. The regulations prohibit the import, sale, and use of asbestos and products containing asbestos. Only the chlor-alkali industry is exempted until 2030. The…