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ALAN: I always called her my Erin Brockovich
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I always calledher my Erin Brockovich, because she wasthe ultimate whistleblower

ALAN: I always called
her my Erin Brockovich, because she was
the ultimate whistleblower

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ALAN: I always called her my Erin Brockovich,
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because she was the ultimate whistleblower.
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00:47:31
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Jun 18, 2025
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Beauty products are a multi-billion-dollar industry. Despite public attention, companies continue to get away with harmful practices that leave the average consumer wondering which brand can be trusted. Toxic Beauty's case in point is the landmark class action lawsuit brought by female cancer survivors against Johnson & Johnson, in the face of the company's insistence that their baby talc products are safe.
If this is one of the most deadly cancers for women, - Toxic Beauty 00:07
If this is one of the most deadly cancers for women,
[laughter] WOMAN: Hi, thank you. - Toxic Beauty 00:04
[laughter] WOMAN: Hi, thank you.
DEANE: I went on the National Ovarian Cancer Alliance site, - Toxic Beauty 00:14
DEANE: I went on the National Ovarian Cancer Alliance site,
And he said, "I think you'd be the good case, - Toxic Beauty 00:10
And he said, "I think you'd be the good case,
They tried to get it thrown out for this reason, - Toxic Beauty 00:05
They tried to get it thrown out for this reason,
But the judge was a woman, thankfully, - Toxic Beauty 00:08
But the judge was a woman, thankfully,
DR. CRAMER: I first published my study in 1982, - Toxic Beauty 00:13
DR. CRAMER: I first published my study in 1982,
Dr. Bruce Semple, who was the medical director - Toxic Beauty 00:08
Dr. Bruce Semple, who was the medical director
I think he spent his time trying to convince me that talc - Toxic Beauty 00:18
I think he spent his time trying to convince me that talc
I wrote the little article about why you should warn - Toxic Beauty 00:06
I wrote the little article about why you should warn
They encouraged me to limit - Toxic Beauty 00:06
They encouraged me to limit
I think they kept track of what I was studying, - Toxic Beauty 00:06
I think they kept track of what I was studying,
ALAN: We're talking about a product named "baby powder." - Toxic Beauty 00:06
ALAN: We're talking about a product named "baby po...
It has heavy metals in it, which are known carcinogens, - Toxic Beauty 00:19
It has heavy metals in it, which are known carcinogens,
SEN. KENNEDY: A technique that has been used - Toxic Beauty 00:12
SEN. KENNEDY: A technique that has been used
Subsequent evaluations have appeared to support - Toxic Beauty 00:08
Subsequent evaluations have appeared to support
ALAN: J&J, I consider as the ultimate villain - Toxic Beauty 00:07
ALAN: J&J, I consider as the ultimate villain
After we filed Deane Berg's suit in South Dakota - Toxic Beauty 00:11
After we filed Deane Berg's suit in South Dakota
My office was stacked with six, seven feet high - Toxic Beauty 00:11
My office was stacked with six, seven feet high
That they were seeking a replacement for talc - Toxic Beauty 00:07
That they were seeking a replacement for talc