https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/johnsonandjohnson-cancer/
Facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc caused cancer, J&J insists on the safety and purity of its iconic product. But internal documents examined by Reuters show that the company's powder was sometimes tainted with carcinogenic asbestos and that J&J kept that information from regulators and the public.
Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why.
She knew that her cancer, mesothelioma, arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other organs. She knew it was as rare as it was deadly, a signature of exposure to asbestos. And she knew it afflicted mostly men who inhaled asbestos dust in mines and industries such as shipbuilding that used the carcinogen before its risks were understood.
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Mined talc has been known to contain asbestos for a long time - years. Most of us here have used J&J Baby Powder - or had it used on us as infants by our mothers. But J&J knew it contained asbestos yet did nothing.
Besides my infant exposure. I have personally used this product in the past 10 years. Never again. I've had a number of chest X-rays & chest CT scans in the past 5 years & my lungs are clear. I'd like it to stay that way.
I'm posting this as BN as a warning to all. The report just broke.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/johnsonandjohnson-cancer/
Facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc caused cancer, J&J insists on the safety and purity of its iconic product. But internal documents examined by Reuters show that the company's powder was sometimes tainted with carcinogenic asbestos and that J&J kept that information from regulators and the public.
Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why.
She knew that her cancer, mesothelioma, arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other organs. She knew it was as rare as it was deadly, a signature of exposure to asbestos. And she knew it afflicted mostly men who inhaled asbestos dust in mines and industries such as shipbuilding that used the carcinogen before its risks were understood.
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Mined talc has been known to contain asbestos for a long time - years. Most of us here have used J&J Baby Powder - or had it used on us as infants by our mothers. But J&J knew it contained asbestos yet did nothing.
Besides my infant exposure. I have personally used this product in the past 10 years. Never again. I've had a number of chest X-rays & chest CT scans in the past 5 years & my lungs are clear. I'd like it to stay that way.
I'm posting this as BN as a warning to all. The report just broke.
I saw that on the link about the bank notes flying out of the Brinks truck in NJ. Pretty shocking. J&J is going to pay a pretty large price for this, not just monetarily, but its image as well.
I used it on all 3 of my kids.
Who needs regulations?
It's not just lung cancer. Some of these law suits have been from women with ovarian cancer. I understand that many women use this on their external genitalia & that it apparently can migrate to the ovaries.
I've used it as well. In fact, my kids have played with it before, getting it all over the place. And my son is asmatic now.
I've used it as well. In fact, my kids have played with it before, getting it all over the place. And my son is asmatic now.
Their stock is down 10% and I expect it to get worse in the long run. In cases like these there needs to be prison and devastating fines or else it makes it worth it to kill people for profits.
Their stock is down 10% and I expect it to get worse in the long run. In cases like these there needs to be prison and devastating fines or else it makes it worth it to kill people for profits.
I saw that on the link about the bank notes flying out of the Brinks truck in NJ. Pretty shocking. J&J is going to pay a pretty large price for this, not just monetarily, but its image as well.
I used it on all 3 of my kids.
No the American people are going to pay. They simply raise the price of their other products to pay these fines. Unless criminal charges are filed and the people responsible are prosecuted these rich and powerful will remain rich and powerful.
I thought you supported deregulation? Now you want things regulated to prevent it from happening, but only if you want it.
I agree that unless there is some jail time involved for top executives (not just the junior rank scapegoats) this kind of stuff will never end. If you're the top guy and you know you will face jail time, you will watch things very carefully. Remember the Ford Pinto gas tank problem; Ford decided it was more cost efficient to just settle the cases as they came up than to fix the problem. So Ford knowingly let people burn to death in a defective and dangerous vehicle. If top execs were facing jail time, they would of sure damn fixed every Pinto.
That is the problem. But it is hard to prove they knew. They do keep people between them and the problems. The other problem is rich people delegate. They tell someone else to solve the problem. If the person solves the problem legally but it cost the company too much then the board of directors and stock holder lose money. When they lose money the person who solved the problem legally loses his job. But if the person handles it in a shady manner and saves the company money he is either rewarded with bonuses and promotions or he gets caught and becomes the scape goat. The rich and powerful and their stock holders are above the law. That is the design behind a corporation. The big problem with corporations is their ability to buy both parties and essentially own our government. We merely choose between their man R & D.
You think the radiation from the X-ray justifies the odds of mesothelioma? mesothelioma is pretty rare.You should all get chest X-rays as a precaution.
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