Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agoTIL - J and J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder and failed to disclose it to regulators or the public.www.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1637
arrow-up1637external-linkTIL - J and J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder and failed to disclose it to regulators or the public.www.reuters.comBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squarefiat_lux@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up52·11 months agoThis 1975 internal memo really sums it up: “Our current posture with respect to the sponsorship of talc safety studies has been to initiate studies only as dictated by confrontation. This philosophy, so far, has allowed us to neutralize or hold in check data already generated by investigators who question the safety of talc. The principal advantage for this operating philosophy lies in the fact that we minimize the risk of possible self-generation of scientific data which may be politically or scientifically embarrassing.” - G. Lee, a J&J applied research director, “strictly confidential” memo from March 3 1975 to Dr. D.R.Petterson & Dr. B. Semple, managers of the baby products division regarding Management Authorization for Talc Safety Studies More gross memos in this 2018 J&J Reuters investigation: “Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder”
minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoAh, the good ol “if we never look for it, it isn’t really there!” plan.
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoCan’t get much more evil than that
This 1975 internal memo really sums it up:
More gross memos in this 2018 J&J Reuters investigation: “Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder”
Ah, the good ol “if we never look for it, it isn’t really there!” plan.
Can’t get much more evil than that