TUC Risks 13th October 2007 reported that after seven years of stalling the 'Ban Asbestos in America Act' has been passed by the US Senate, bring a formal ban on asbestos a major step closer.
Asbestos has never been banned in the USA; 2,500 metric tonnes of asbestos are being imported into the country every year. It is in products such as hair dryers, ceiling tiles, it is in brake pads, and over 3,000 other products Americans are using and being exposed to every day.'
The bill, which must still be approved by the House, would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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