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Monday, March 9, 2020

Final tally from FDA testing of cosmetic products for asbestos: 17% positive

The FDA just released its final report from its year-long initiative to test cosmetic products for the presence of asbestos. The final tally of results from AMA Analytical Services, the contractor who performed the tests, was 43 negatives and 9 positives, implying a 17% positive rate.
50 additional samples selected for blinded testing will be analyzed this year with final results expected in 2021.
Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ -3.9%) has been mired in a blizzard of lawsuits from users of its talc products claiming that their cancers were caused by asbestos-contaminated Baby Powder, claims the company disputes. In December 2019, results from two third-party labs failed to detect asbestos in a single bottle of the FDA samples, nor was it present in retained samples from the finished lot from which the bottle was produced.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3549872-final-tally-from-fda-testing-of-cosmetic-products-for-asbestos-17-positive

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