Create an evidence base for the use of biotechnology in asbestos testing Develop a protein within a bacterial protein library that can be used to bind asbestos Asbestos is a toxic substance that is ...

For decades, a laboratory procedure known as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been used to test for asbestos in samples taken at construction sites. In 1989, the U.S. Environmental ...

During the course of two days, a molecular biology and microscopy expert was questioned extensively about whether there was asbestos in Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and if Pat Matthey had been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has announced a proposed rule that would require manufacturers of talc-containing cosmetic products to ...

Dec 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that cosmetic products containing talc should be tested using standardized methods to detect asbestos, a potential contaminant, ...

Cosmetics manufacturers often use an analytical method adopted by the industry in 1976 to determine whether talc-containing products are contaminated with the carcinogen asbestos. That method, however ...