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Talc Evidence Atlas — release-gated evidence record. Status: verified · Track: reconciliation:regulatory · Modified 2026-08-13

The record

A study of commercial Indian talc products (PMID 30916419) found tremolite asbestos in 7 of 13 sampled products: 1 of 5 in a first group and 6 of 8 in a second group.

Claim scope

The detection result in this specific 13-product convenience sample of Indian over-the-counter talc products.

What this source does not establish

A single small convenience sample cannot establish that India is the highest-risk present-day market. The paper itself states 'the country of origin in which the talc examined was sourced for production is unknown' — undercutting supply-chain attribution — and the brands are not named in the abstract.

Limitations

Carry the paper's own country-of-origin limitation alongside the 7-of-13 figure; do not generalize to the Indian market or to Indian talc sourcing.

Source

Pmid — 30916419

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