Research Jury Still Out On Feminine-Hygiene Talc Safety, But Trial Juries Convinced
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Health experts take various positions on a possible link between perineal talcum powder use and ovarian cancer: the substance is safe as used or "possibly carcinogenic," or data insufficient for a conclusive assessment. But juries are more convinced of the correlation and the firm's negligence in not warning about risks.
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