L’Oreal Explores Unloading Chemical-Related Liabilities, WSJ Reports October 6, 2026 L’Oreal has engaged restructuring advisers to explore options for rising US legal liabilities linked to its use of talc and...
FDA Proposes Standardized Testing of Talc Cosmetics to Identify Asbestos December 27, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled a proposed rule to require standardized testing to detect asbestos in...
New York’s Top Court Overturns $16.5 Million Talcum Powder Cancer Verdict April 28, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The New York Court of Appeals has nixed a $16.5 million jury verdict won by the estate of a woman...
FDA Hearing to Address Testing of Talcum Powders, Cosmetics for Asbestos February 4, 2020 By Chad Terhune and Lisa Girion For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will examine asbestos testing for talc...
Reuters Special Report: Powder Keg- Regulators Bowed to Industry for Decades Over Talc Risks December 3, 2019 By Lisa Girion and Chad Terhune At an invitation-only gathering late last year, U.S. regulators and their guests huddled at a hotel near Washington, D.C., to...
FDA Warns of Asbestos in Claire Cosmetics; Seeks New Rules on Talc March 6, 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration called on Congress to modernize rules for cosmetics safety on Tuesday after it issued...