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RIN: 0910-AI82

Publication ID: 2026

Title: Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products
Abstract: The rule will establish and require standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 14192 Designation: Other
CFR Citation: 21 CFR Part 730 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: sec. 3505 of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory		09/26/2025

Overall Description of Deadline: Under section 3505 of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate proposed regulations to establish and require standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/27/2024	89 FR 105490
NPRM Comment Period End	03/27/2025
NPRM Withdrawn	11/28/2025	90 FR 54603
NPRM	11/00/2027

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Iris Chen Regulatory Counsel Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Office of the Chief Scientist, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993 Phone:240 402-3613 Email: ocsregulationsandguidance@fda.hhs.gov