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Asbestos confusion exposing millions
Millions of Americans could be at risk of asbestos-related disease because the government's methods for detecting the deadly fiber are inconsistent and obsolete, leading environmental scientists say in a new report. (published February 28, 2001)
>> By any name, asbestos is still a killer
Crayon firms agree to stop using talc
The federal government has asked crayon manufacturers to remove talc from their products because its tests found asbestos and other potentially dangerous fibers in crayons. (published June 13, 2000)
No. 2 crayon maker says it had quit using talc; tests find no asbestos
America's second-largest crayon maker, Rose Art, says its crayons no longer are made with talc, and new tests conducted for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer show no signs of cancer-causing asbestos. (published June 3, 2000)
Old dispute rekindled over content of mine's talc
The talc used by Crayola and most of America's other crayon makers comes from a century-old mine long embroiled in battles over whether its dusty product contains cancer-causing asbestos. (published May 30, 2000)
>> Key asbestos findings since 1900
Asbestos industry pays Crayola's expert millions
The "independent" expert that Crayola hired to check its crayons for asbestos has been paid millions of dollars by the asbestos industry for testimony on its behalf in personal-injury suits. (published May 30, 2000)
Certified lab finds crayon asbestos, ABC reports
ABC News reported Friday night that independent tests done by a government-certified lab found asbestos in Crayola and Prang crayons. (published May 27, 2000)
Crayola says its crayons are asbestos-free
Binney & Smith, makers of Crayola crayons, yesterday said an independent laboratory had tested its crayons and found that they do not contain asbestos. The findings conflict with results obtained by two independent government-certified labs who did tests at the request of the P-I. (published May 26, 2000)
Crayon asbestos: Parents cautioned
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday told concerned parents they might want to consider not allowing their children to play with crayons until the agency finishes tests to determine whether they are contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos. (published May 24, 2000)
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