Johnson & Johnson announced on Tuesday that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada. The decision was made after the company did a consumer products “portfolio reassessment related to...
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The material under the spotlight this month is vinyl sheeting. Extremely popular floor covering in which we see many samples positive for the presence of chrysotile asbestos. This is generally found in a paperbacked textile, glued to the...
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The COVID-19 virus has become a significant risk not only to the health and wellbeing of our communities, but also our businesses. We are taking the following steps to ensure that you are well protected, as well as ensuring that we have your...
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The Scientific Analytical Institute (SAI) in Greensboro, N.C, revealed that they have found traces of asbestos-contaminated talc in two new eyeshadow cosmetic products sold on online platforms like Amazon and eBay. The laboratory test found...
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Without a doubt, one of the biggest ‘grey-areas’ for asbestos site validation, is how areas are deemed as ‘clear’ or if additional cleaning/decontamination is required. As Focus only provides analytical services, we tend...
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