Assertion: baby powder's talc | /r/HasProperty | contaminated with asbestos
Facets:
value: decades ago
type: TEMPORAL
value: during the mining process
type: TEMPORAL
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Because talc and asbestos sometimes occur side by side, it is possible for talc to be contaminated with asbestos during the mining process.
text: The case of Stephen Lanzo, a New Jersey resident who claimed he developed mesothelioma after using baby powder since his birth in 1972, was the first time a jury saw the internal J&J documents which plaintiffs claim show that J&J knew since the 1970s that the talc in its baby powder was contaminated by asbestos during the mining process.
text: Some talc is contaminated with asbestos, a mineral substance linked to cancer, , as a result of its close proximity in the earth.
text: The women who used talcum powder and developed ovarian cancer were suing J&J -- not because of the possibility that talc might cause cancer -- but because of the possibility that the talc in Johnson's Baby Powder could be contaminated with asbestos, which is an established carcinogen.
text: Talc and asbestos are silicates that occur together in nature, and talc can be contaminated with asbestos due to the proximity of asbestos ore in underground talc deposits.
text: Additionally, talc is structurally similar to asbestos, a known carcinogen, and decades ago talc may have been contaminated with asbestos.
text: Recently, there have been questions raised as to whether the talc used in consumer products is contaminated with asbestos.
text: He worked as a paint maker and claimed he was exposed to talc contaminated with asbestos.
text: Additionally, talc is structurally similar to asbestos, a known carcinogen, and decades ago talc may have been contaminated with asbestos.
text: The American Cancer Society notes that these studies are complicated by the fact that naturally occurring talc is often contaminated with asbestos.
text: Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that it will stop selling its iconic, talc-based baby powder, the target of thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talc was contaminated with asbestos, which led to cancers such as mesothelioma and ovarian cancer.
text: Litigation is ongoing in talcum powder lawsuits that claim industrial or cosmetic talc contaminated by asbestos led to mesothelioma.