what year was asbestos banned

Asbestos use is not completely banned in the United States. However, the use of asbestos in most industries and products was stopped by the late 1970s, and limits on asbestos and other toxic pollutants were put into place following the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. In July 1989, the EPA issued the Asbestos Ban and Phase-Out Rule, which would have imposed a full ban on the manufacturing, importation, processing, and sale of asbestos-containing products. The EPA also banned new uses of asbestos, which would have forbidden new asbestos-containing products from being distributed after August 25, 1989. However, this regulation was overturned by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans in 1991, and the 1989 asbestos regulation only bans new uses of asbestos in products that would be initiated for the first time after 1989 and bans specific asbestos-containing products such as flooring felt, rollboard, and corrugated, commercial, or specialty paper. Asbestos-containing spackling and tape joint compounds used to repair drywall, decorative ashes and embers, and artificial logs made with asbestos were banned by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 1977.