Every lobbyist is going to present an analysis that concludes "our client's product is the best thing since sliced bread". They commission dodgy research, they

Every lobbyist is going to present an analysis that concludes "our client's product is the best thing since sliced bread". They commission dodgy research, they fudge figures, they gloss over unflattering facts and emphasise others, because that's their job. Regulators in other developed nations have concluded that while asbestos may have some marginal advantages in certain use-cases, the externalities are immensely expensive. There are plenty of good, cheap, safe substitutes for asbestos.