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The amount of asbestos actually found in the powder was ridiculously low.
The only smoking gun was some internal emails where executives had some higher than baseline internal tests and they argued about the accuracy/reliability of them.
Based on everything I have read, I would not be concerned in the slightest about using Talc powder.
Asbestos was bad, but people have been conditioned to overrate it's danger to casual exposure because of the lifelong exposure to mesothelioma litigation where lawyers had a field day.
The evidence that talc causes cancer is "limited at best" (I'll let people do their own searches and come to their own conclusions). But to me this seems similar to silicone breast implants, where billions were paid out and companies bankrupted despite the fact that there is essentially no scientific evidence that silicone breast implants cause cancer.
Mesothelioma is one thing. One of the drivers of malignant mesothelioma (which is caused by inhalation of asbestos) is a chronic state of inflammation caused by the inability to remove or degrade the asbestos fibers.
But in ovarian cancer the major mechanisms are not inflammatory in nature. Depending on the type (there are a few), usually it's a mutation in a key gene that then causes other, larger alterations in the chromosomes and ultimately a malignant outcome.
Now, mutations can be caused by inflammation (in particular due to the release of reactive oxygen species or ROS), but as fa as I'm aware, mechanisms of asbestos-like chronic inflammation being a cause (not a link, a cause, I mean with a molecular explanation) are not widely reported in literature and I haven't heard anything like that from my peers (much more knowledgeable than me on the topic).
"riddled with asbestos"
"introducing a whole bunch of asbestos [while using baby powder]"
"[asbestos is] known for causing [cancer] for decades" (this is implicitly referring to inhalation - the link to ovarian cancer via genital contact is way, way less solid, isn't it?)
Talc is used extensively in low-mid fire clay bodies as well as an additive to increase plasticity (makes clay easier to work with), and is an excellent source of MgO for fluxing glazes. In short, it's a great material to have in our cabinet [1]. But now there are essentially no more talc sources in the US and the ripple effect seen in our suppliers and manufactures has been a big shock (we are ever at the mercy of big industry!).
But I honestly just don't get the link to ovarian cancer. Chronic exposure to asbestos causing lung cancer, sure, if it were present in talc in high amounts (which is somewhat dubious in the case of talcum powder). Ultimately I have to conclude that J&J, with all of its billions of dollars and army of lawyers, couldn't find a way out of this. So either the research is dated and needs to be reviewed because there is something going on with talc that we don't understand (unlikely, imho), or I'm left speculating that there is something else motivating them to avoid closer scrutiny of their products.
- [1]: https://digitalfire.com/material/talc