> As far as I can tell, talc can be contaminated with asbestos, but you can test for this and use processes that avoid/remedy the contamination, which J&J osten

> As far as I can tell, talc can be contaminated with asbestos, but you can test for this and use processes that avoid/remedy the contamination, which J&J ostensibly did They tested, found asbestos, then lied to the FDA saying that there wasn't any when there had been, tried to get the FDA to allow certain amounts of asbestos in their products, and when faced with lawsuits repeatedly obstructed efforts to get their internal documentation/communication on the subject. > meanwhile, the cases against them seem statistically meaningless as described in all the articles. That's a bizarre metric. How many people who got cancer would have detected it, realized that it was from baby powder, had the time, strength, and money (while fighting cancer) to get lawyers and go to court over it?