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Media Roundtable: Johnson & Johnson Knew Asbestos Was In Its Baby Powder For Decades

One this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we're discussing a Reuters investigation about Johnson & Johnson. The company faces more than 19,000 lawsuits claiming its talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos.

 

Guest:

Lisa Girion, investigative reporter for Reuters
 

Web Resources:
 

Reuters: Exclusive: Chanel, Revlon, L'Oreal pivoting away from talc in some products
Reuters: Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

Reuters: Nonprofits urge Johnson & Johnson to halt sales of Baby Powder globally

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.