Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread - November 12, 2023

• gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  the asbestos-in-baby-powder scandals, but pediatricians warn against it.

  Interesting how these things emerge. The FDA (American - so there might be trust issues) tested baby powder products multiple times and found no asbestos IIRC. When our kids were in diapers the big concern was zillions of disposable diapers in landfills. Of course that was more than 30 years ago and the half-life of a disposable diaper is about 500 years. [ I’m making that up. Don’t really know how long it takes for diaper to degrade. ]

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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The FDA (American - so there might be trust issues) tested baby powder products multiple times and found no asbestos IIRC

    Not anymore in 2021 and 2022. But Johnson & Johnson paid billions in damages for cancer victims who were exposed to asbestos in their baby powder.

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    • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But Johnson & Johnson paid billions in damages for cancer victims who were exposed to asbestos in their baby powder.

      I did not know that and looked it up. $2.2 billion in 2021. I have no idea whether we used a baby powder in 1990 that actually used talcum powder, or not. What’s done is done at this point.

      I looked it up and the Clubman Talc I’m using post-shave has no actual talcum powder in it. (FWIW)

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      • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        What’s done is done at this point.

        Yeah, no point worrying at this point.

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