Talc MDL Judge Won’t Admit Proposed FDA Asbestos-Talc Testing Rule

( May 9, 2025, 3:27 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule governing the measuring and identification of asbestos in talc does not constitute a change in policy or binding authority, the federal judge overseeing the talcum powder multidistrict litigation in New Jersey said in denying a motion to supplement the record or for judicial notice....