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Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5 billion to settle baby powder cancer lawsuits (www.cnn.com)
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[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

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.