Important Cases

Direct Answer: Is There Asbestos in Cosmetic Talc? The short answer is: The courts and juries increasingly say yes. While manufacturers consistently cite old FDA tests finding "no detectable asbestos," juries in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and nationwide are repeatedly finding manufacturers liable based on three pillars of evidence: Internal Corporate Documents:  Memos from the 1960s, 70s and beyond admitting to "tremolite" (asbestos) and chrysotile asbestos in talc mines and e