talc

The plaintiffs suffered another setback last week when two expert witnesses in court said they couldn’t say for sure that talc caused ovarian cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The company said Monday that it had reached this agreement with firms representing plaintiffs in the outstanding talc cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Lefevres says, following scientific analysis of cosmetic talc products, the memo recommended minimising the use of tremolite until substantial evidence showed it had no adverse effects.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

The women claim the pharmaceutical company knew about the dangers of contaminated talc for decades and that they, or family members, developed various types of cancers after using the products.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

They wash themselves with orange-colored Lifebuoy soap, dust themselves with Cashmere Bouquet talc, clean their teeth with salt on a piece of rag, soften their skin with Jergens Lotion.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Food and Drug Administration was considering a limit on asbestos in talcs.

From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2018

After receiving inquiries from Reuters, the ACS in early December revised its website to remove the assurance that cosmetic talcs are free of asbestos.

From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2018

Wide-shouldered, hairy-chested William Nassaur, whose Courtley, Ltd. shaving soaps, lotions, talcs, and bubble baths had already deodorized and sweetened thousands of U.S. males, got set last week to waft his perfume worldwide.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the three brothers took, each of them, a princess with him on his horse, and they all rode together back to the old King, telling talcs and singing songs as they went.

From Old Peter's Russian Tales by Mitrokhin, Dmitri

"How can you ask that? What do you imagine I'm doing? I am talcing care of your brother. I am taking care of Bran."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin