Assertion: talc | /r/ObjectUse | used in the united states
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text: In 2011, the paper industry consumed about 16% of the talc used in the United States.
text: In 1976, the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrances Association (CTFA), which is the trade association representing the cosmetic and personal care products industry, issued voluntary guidelines stating that all talc used in cosmetic products in the United States should be free from detectable amounts of asbestos according to their standards.
text: The development of respiratory failure is most likely due to the dose and especially to smaller particle sizes of talc,68 which can distribute via the pleural stomata (which are the openings to the lymphatics) to the lung.69 Ferrer and associates69 demonstrated that the particle size of the talc used in the United States is significantly smaller than the French talc that is used in Europe (10th percentile diameter 2.4 to 3.1 µm in the United States versus 10.5 µm for French talc).