Another baby powder in the US has made the news after the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced an expanded recall of a range of products potentially tainted with asbestos.
The FDA notes that the latest recall involves additional cases of Dynacare baby powder, shipped to 35 states and sold online on Amazon.
CBS reports that last Monday, New Jersey-based Dynarex said it was expanding a recall first announced in September to include another 1 020 cases of the baby powder because the items could be contaminated with asbestos.
Both talc and asbestos are naturally occurring minerals that may be found in close proximity in the earth. Asbestos is also a naturally occurring silicate mineral, but with a different crystal structure. Unlike talc, asbestos is a known carcinogen when inhaled.
The FDA says there is the potential for contamination of talc with asbestos, which is why it’s important to select talc mining sites carefully and take steps to test the ore sufficiently.
Manufactured from 31 October 2023 until 1 February 2024, the recalled powder’s expiration dates run from 30 October 2026 until 31 January 2027, said the firm’s notice.
The company has stopped distributing the product and is investigating.
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