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One answer from Fitzgerald: tremolite asbestos in Justice’s Just Shine Shimmer Powder. Justice told the station it would pull the product until it could find out what’s what.
Fitzgerald told them he found tremolite asbestos in Justice’s Just Shine Shimmer Powder. Justice told the station it would pull the product until it could find out more.
Larry Campbell writes, The Sheep Creek mine project at the head of the West Fork could hardly be in a riskier place.
Opinion: Mining is dusty business. Workers at Sheep Creek are already breathing dust. So why not test for asbestos to inform ...
In 2017, Claire's took nine makeup products off the shelves following a report by CNN affiliate WJAR-TV that tremolite asbestos was found in the makeup. The FDA then tested some of the products ...
Tremolite asbestos has also been found in talc and other mineral deposits in the United States, as well as play sand used by children. In Southeast Asia, the tested products are most often used by ...
Claire's has announced a voluntary recall of three cosmetic products after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers that they may contain asbestos, a known carcinogen, even though ...
March 22, 2019 After the recent discovery of asbestos fibers in three makeup products sold by the retailer Claire's, a new bill has been introduced into legislation that would require more ...
Tremolite asbestos fibers can become airborne when asbestos rock is disturbed by mining operations or other forms of construction. The fibers have been linked to mesothelioma, an inoperable cancer ...
Tremolite is a natural contaminant of the Libby vermiculite ore. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer revealed in 1999 that the asbestos has killed hundreds in Libby.
MISSOULA, Mont. -- A former chemist for W.R. Grace & Co. told jurors Tuesday that he oversaw a 1976 study in which hamsters were injected with asbestos-laced vermiculite from Libby. Over time ...