Some North Carolina schools and daycares will soon be tested for lead and asbestos. State leaders told the State Board of Education on Wednesday the plan so far is to start with elementary schools and ...

The FDA recently announced that it is withdrawing its rule to test for contaminated talc. But what's that really mean?

When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...

While the International Agency for Research on Cancer labels talc that may contain asbestos as “probably carcinogenic,” the ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal comes ...

A baby powder recall for possible asbestos contamination has been expanded to include more than half the United States, including Ohio. Here's how to tell if you're affected. FDA expands recall of ...

A recently withdrawn FDA rule means cosmetic companies are no longer required to test talc-based products for asbestos, ...

Talc is a naturally occurring, soft silicate mineral that is mined from the earth. Its chemical name is hydrous magnesium ...

The city will soon begin testing soil and dust at Tustin residents’ homes for any asbestos or lead emitted from the burnt north hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station, after previously focusing on ...

Roxbury Elementary School students are set to return to their building on Jan. 8, 2026. The Solon City School District ...