Talcum Powder Cancer Risks Remain High Despite Lawsuits Being On Hold
The publicity surrounding multi million dollar jury awards had alerted the public to stop using talc based cosmetic
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 - More than 38,000 talcum powder cancer lawsuits allege using Johnson's Baby Powder on the peritoneal region has caused them to develop and many to die from ovarian cancer. The lawsuits are temporarily on hold while a New Jersey bankruptcy appeals court judge decides whether or not Johnson & Johnson can avoid future trials and force both side to come together and accept a settlement. With the negative publicity surrounding the Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Cancer disaster, people are concerned that talc may be present in other cosmetics also and that companies are not being forthcoming with disclosing the health risks. Talc is one of the softest organic minerals to be found in the earth and has other attractive properties like being moisture absorbent and being ideal to carry a fragrance, properties that the alternative cornstarch struggles to replicate. Most people who use baby powder that has secretly switched its active ingredient from talc to cornstarch can immediately tell the difference and are dissatisfied with the product. A plethora of cosmetics powders like makeup foundation and blush are made from talc. Scientists believe that since talc is pulverized rock, particles can become permanently trapped in a woman's ovaries and accumulate over time to cause sufficient oxidative stress eventually leading to ovarian cancer. Johnson & Johnson recently stopped selling their iconic brand of baby powder worldwide in response to the product's falling demand. Inhaling talc fumes is also not without its risks. In 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested bottles of Johnson's Baby Powder purchased from major drugstore retailers in the US and found them to contain asbestos, a known carcinogen. Talc and asbestos are sister minerals found adjacent to and overlapping one another in the earth. Open pit blast mining explodes both particles into the air where it is then easing scooped up and taken for further processing. Talcum powder cancer lawyers are interviewing prospective plaintiffs that have ovarian cancer an mesothelioma.
Asbestos was originally linked with a disease called mesothelioma, the gradual irritation and eventual scarring of the lung's most delicate tissue called the alveoli. The alveoli must remain elastic for the lungs to be able to expand and contract to facilitate normal breathing. When inelastic scar tissue builds up the lungs are unable to expand and contract and a mesothelioma patient is eventually no longer able to breathe. Victims of mesothelioma eventually suffocate to death. Asbestos also causes lung cancer and asbestosis. Several multi-million dollar Johnson's Baby Powder asbestos lawsuits have been settled in favor of plaintiffs for more than 100 million dollars in punitive damages. US state attorney generals have also filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson for violating laws requiring companies to disclose that their products contain certain harmful ingredients, asbestos is one of them. According to Bloomberglaw.com, "Attorneys general from Mexico and Mississippi have filed state court cases that allege J&J and its bankrupt unit, LTL Management LLC, violated state laws by knowingly selling baby powder and other products that contained asbestos and other carcinogens without warning labels."
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