The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed to withdraw a rule that would have ensured certain cosmetics were tested for asbestos.

The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday. The Food and Drug ...

Exposure to airborne asbestos has been linked to an increased risk of several serious and debilitating diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other types of cancer. Workers who ...

If the results from Thursday's blast site test positive for asbestos, the area and all buildings will need to be decontaminated, a process that Nigro called "a massive undertaking" that could take ...