Abstract
Since the reports published in the United States on contamination of commercial talc with asbestiform fibres (Cralley et al, 1968; Dement et al, 1972; Snider et al, 1972; Rohl et al, 1976), much attention has been focused on the possible risks for exposed subjects. A recent survey by the National Health Institute in Italy (Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome) has reported that a large number of cosmetic talc products contaminated with chrysotile or, more often, with amphiboles are still on the Italian market; most of these contaminating fibres are ultramicroscopic in size (Paoletti et al, 1984). It has been demonstrated that contaminating fibres are also present in industrial talc (Marconi et al, 1986).
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