talcum powder
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To visualize microscopic asbestos fibers in talcum powder, he brought a bale of hay into a courtroom and dropped a needle into the blades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
A group of Scottish women have launched legal action against Johnson & Johnson accusing the firm of selling them talcum powder contaminated with asbestos.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Also on the horizon are the thousands of ongoing lawsuits related to Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Packed in my picnic basket beside my chair, Banana Cake joined me while watching sunsets on some of the most beautiful, sugar white, talcum powder soft beaches in the world.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025
After Ugwu put the potatoes to boil, he gave her a bath, dusted her body over with Pears talcum powder, and brought out her pink nightdress.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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