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FDA proposed rule on asbestos testing in talc cosmetics
Rule proposed on 27 December 2024 to set standard tests for asbestos in talc-containing cosmetics; withdrawn on 28 November 2025 for further assessment.
- Dates
- 27 Dec 2024 – 28 Nov 2025
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- How are FDA proposed rule on asbestos testing in talc cosmetics and … connected?
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Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022
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Section 3505 of MoCRA directs FDA to set testing methods; FDA proposed a rule on 27 December 2024 and withdrew it on 28 November 2025.
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration 27 Dec 2024 Primary record 1
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- 27 Dec 2024 – 28 Nov 2025 FDA proposed rule on asbestos testing in talc cosmetics
- 27 Dec 2024 U.S. Food and Drug Administration authored FDA proposed rule on asbestos testing in talc cosmetics
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Talc (FDA, Cosmetic Ingredients; content current as of 16 Jan 2026), U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Primary record
standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products pursuant to section 3505 of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022.
FDA announced the withdrawal of the proposed rule titled “Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products,” which published in the Federal Register of December 27, 2024.
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