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return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago

Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5 billion to settle baby powder cancer lawsuits

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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5 billion to settle baby powder cancer lawsuits | CNN Business
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Johnson & Johnson has set aside $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of US lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder-based products caused ovarian cancer.
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  • hexdream@lemmy.world
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    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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    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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    Bleed the bastards dry! Financially speaking.

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      This is after a decade of litigation. They probably already made 10x more.

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    insane

  • RejZoR@lemmy.ml
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    Is talc itself the issue? Isn’t talc still being used widely in cosmetics?

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      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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      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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        What’s the name of this documentary, if you remember?

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      No. It’s talc contaminated with asbestos.

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