A surprising fact for many Americans is that unlike other nations around the world, the United States has not yet banned asbestos. This false assumption has allowed use of this material to continue to this day. Although the Environmental Protection Agency banned most asbestos-containing products on July 12, 1989, this ruling was overturned in 1991 by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
Fortunately, this later ruling did not overturn the ban on all asbestos materials. Some of the products that remain banned after this overruling are flooring felt, rollboard, and corrugated commercial, or specialty paper, as well as all “new uses” of asbestos. "New use" refers to products that were not historically manufactured with this mineral. Nevertheless, a surprising number and range of products may still contain this mineral.
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