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Tobacco and Talc: Corporate Playbooks to Hide the Truth

For decades, Big Tobacco publicly denied what it internally knew to be true. It ran deceptive campaigns, misled policymakers even when under oath and paid for biased research to help create confusion. The longer the truth was withheld, the more people smoked unaware of the damage it was causing to their bodies. Regulations were delayed […]

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Trevor Noah Talks About J&J Baby Powder Issues

  In a five-minute commentary on Johnson & Johnson’s efforts to limit the company’s legal liabilities for exposing generations of women to cancer-causing talc products containing asbestos, the Daily Show’s Trevor Noah calls the company’s bankruptcy strategy “insane.” “But the experts at Johnson & Johnson have found a cure. But unfortunately it’s not a cure […]

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Trevor Noah & Representative Katie Porter Discuss J&J Bankruptcy

  The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah discusses the effort by Johnson & Johnson to use the federal bankruptcy system to avoid talc liabilities with Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA). “This is fundamentally a problem about preventing corporate abuse,” says Rep. Porter, a former tenured professor in bankruptcy law at the University of California-Irvine. “But this isn’t […]

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Tara Mackey for #tossthetalc

Now, more than ever, it’s so important to be mindful of what we’re putting on our bodies. The greatest lesson in all of this has been balance. Balance in the world and balance in our lives. We’re all washing our hands more often these days, using skin-drying hand sanitizer and disinfectant spray. And while this […]

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Proctor Adventures for #tossthetalc

As a mother of two girls, and a sister who battled ovarian twice, I feel very passionate about informing other women about the science that links talcum powder use for feminine hygiene reasons to ovarian cancer. I would never want me or my girls to be one of the 22,000 women who are diagnosed yearly […]

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Safi in Motherland for #tossthetalc

This year a big goal of mine is to make sure our family is using cleaner products. When Truth About Talc reached out to me to help spread awareness of the dangers of talc, I was proud to partner with them! So first of all, you might be wondering what exactly talc is? It’s basically a mineral […]

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Samantha Harris for #tossthetalc

Life. That’s what we all choose, in theory, to live a long and healthy life. Yet, what are we doing to ensure this? Some may say, “Well, I get to the gym a few times a week and have a morning smoothie or kale salad daily.” Others may say, “I watch what I eat, and […]

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Jamie Makeup for #tossthetalc

You know I always keep it real with you guys. I also know we’re all at home right now, and it’s a good time to clean and toss products you shouldn’t be using!  I have been learning more and more lately that what I put in my body and on my body is important for […]

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Brittany Pride for #tossthetalc

Time for a little chat! Brew yourself a cup of coffee & get comfy. ⠀ Ladies… let’s get real for a second. Do you know what is going into your body? I’m not just talking about food. Literally, everything that touches your skin is being absorbed into your system and effecting you in either a […]

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Green Eclectic Mama for #tossthetalc

I am extremely passionate about educating you on the dangers of using #talc. I started my journey on the #cleanbeauty path in high school. We need to be mindful of what goes on our bodies as well as in them. Our skin is the largest organ, and everything we put on it is absorbed. Talc is a mineral […]

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