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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5 billion to settle baby powder cancer lawsuits (www.cnn.com)
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[–] [S] 21 points 3 months ago

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    [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Bleed the bastards dry! Financially speaking.

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    • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    insane

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    [–] 5 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Is talc itself the issue? Isn't talc still being used widely in cosmetics?

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yes talc. And the problem is that talc gets contaminated with Asbestos. J&J knew they were using contaminated talc. There is a documentary on this investigation. I boycotted J&J years ago.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    Talc is very similar to asbestos, chemically speaking, so they're often found in veins right next to each other. Meaning talc mining needs to spend resources to remove any asbestos. More profitable to not to, though, thus the successful lawsuit.

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    • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    That, but also https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/statement/2025/11/fda-withdraws-rule-tests-cancer-causing-asbestos-talc-based

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    [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    They couldn't of course pool their payouts to pay for an ongoing international advertising campaign exposing what happened. That would just be a horrible idea...

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    [–] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    We gave your child cancer, here is about $3.50

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