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Bayard

(22,379 posts)
20. Another thought
Tue Jan 31, 2023, 01:27 PM
Jan 2023

What has happened to the babies that this baby powder was used on? I don't see anything on a quick Google.

I did find this:
"In 2014,New York Times reported, J&J's baby shampoo NO LONGER contained two potentially harmful chemicals, formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane."
https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/j-j-s-no-more-tears-baby-shampoo-contains-cancer-causing-substance-119040100280_1.html

Did anyone hear the collective "AWW SHIT" coming from the J&J boardroom? LiberalArkie Jan 2023 #1
Good. They knew and many died. Typical corporate denial instead of admitting the truth. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #2
They have nothing to lose by trying it, and that's part of the problem. NullTuples Jan 2023 #3
Yep and delaying justice even more dutch777 Jan 2023 #4
Big Tobacco dragged it out for a decade or more. Oxycontin. Asbestos. Agent Orange. Orange 45. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #12
What thing I don't get... Bayard Jan 2023 #5
Probably because it was the largest and most popular seller BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #6
Of course, they have the deepest pockets Bayard Jan 2023 #8
Yup BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #9
Initially, they were the only "brand". It became as synonymous as "Kleenex" or "Xerox". The Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #13
There have always been other known "name brands" of talcum powder BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #14
Formaldehyde in baby shampoo. That's great. Was Gold Bond around before J&J? "Medicated" huh? Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #18
Around the same time BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #19
You are without doubt, an amazing resource. Thank you. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #22
You are welcome BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #24
Great info. The amounts of drugs like opium, heroin, cocaine, codeine were so widely used. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #25
Oh yeah BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #27
It's a wonder we made it this far. I remember powdered opium (cough or diarrhea?), paragorik (sp?) Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #28
They still have paregoric (tincture) on the market BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #29
Yeah you gotta get your Doc to prescribe it. It is the most effective. "Liquid Gold;" never goes bad Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #30
Why is bankruptcy even an option for corprations to avoid paying such damages? Orrex Jan 2023 #7
Yep. Two-tiered system. All the way down. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 2023 #11
With the OP article update, it's apparently a "Texas" thing BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #15
No Sgent Jan 2023 #16
should be a CEO going to jail republianmushroom Jan 2023 #10
My son and I have been following the use of divisive mergers for a while LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #17
Another thought Bayard Jan 2023 #20
Adult women - main purchasers womanofthehills Jan 2023 #21
When I first heard about it -way- back I switched to cornstarch. electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #26
Despise this company. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #23
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