UK Women Point to Asbestos in Makeup as Cause of Mesothelioma
Lawsuits filed by mesothelioma and ovarian cancer victims have put a spotlight on asbestos hidden in talc-based body powders, but legal action taken by victims in the United Kingdom is raising awareness of other places where asbestos-contaminated talc has been used. A group of British women have filed suit in the U.S. courts, accusing some of the country’s most recognizable cosmetic companies of negligently exposing them to the carcinogen that led to their fatal illness.
British Mesothelioma Victims File Suit in the U.S.
Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder is one of the world’s most trusted and iconic products, and that’s why the lawsuits blaming it for mesothelioma and ovarian cancer diagnoses have been so shocking. However, according to an article published in The Guardian, there are many more cases of the rare forms of cancer that are being attributed to the use of bronzers, blushers, eye shadows, and other makeups found in similarly well-known and trusted brands.
The news organization reported that multiple British women have filed mesothelioma lawsuits against Estee Lauder Companies, Clinique, and Avon asserting that they were diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma after using cosmetic talc-based products manufactured and sold by the companies. Among those cited in the article was Hannah Fletcher, who agreed to an undisclosed but substantial financial settlement after pointing to foundation and eye shadow she used as an adult and her mother’s loose face powder, makeup, and body talc that she’d played with as a child.
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Another peritoneal mesothelioma victim, Jade Jenkins, pointed to the makeup she’d been purchasing since the age of 12 and described the feeling of receiving a fatal diagnosis because of something as innocuous as makeup. “When I was told I had one-to-two years to live, I was shocked and panicked. I wear makeup every day, and to find out that the thing I put on my face which I’ve been buying since I was 12 years old caused this was awful.”
According to a recent study, the cosmetic companies named as defendants in the women’s lawsuits exerted tremendous efforts into differentiating cosmetic talc from industrial talc, even though both contained asbestos. With that information in hand, women like 69-year-old Sylvia Jackson filed a claim seeking compensation, explaining, “A successful claim would allow me access to treatments which can cost tens of thousands (of pounds) and aren’t available on the NHS – that’s my main hope.”
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