1914 |
Asbestos confirmed in talc Murphy Marble Belt where the Regal mine in North
Carolina where Colgate will eventually source cosmetic
talcum powder.
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1930s -1995 |
Colgate-Palmolive manufactures and sells Cashmere Bouquet Talcum Powder
without warning label. |
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1937 |
Colgate begins purchasing asbestos-containing talc from Charles Mathieu
Company (1937-1968), who imports from mines in Val Chisone, Italy, Regal,
North Carolina (1968-1970), and the Willow Creek Mine in Montana. |
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1938 |
Link between asbestosis and asbestos exposure is firmly established in
medical literature |
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1942 |
Medical literature reports amphibole and serpentine asbestos in cosmetic
talc; asbestos known to cause asbestosis. |
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1948 |
Tremolite asbestos in the talc formation of the Murphy Marble Belt confirmed.
Tremolite crystals reportedly up to 20 inches long. |
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1950 |
Link between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma established in medical
literature. |
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1966 |
Tremolite asbestos confirmed in Val Chisone, Italy mine. |
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1968-70 |
Colgate begins using talc from the Regal Mine in North Carolina. |
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1968 |
Johns-Manville Corporation tested Cashmere Bouquet and discovers presence
of tremolite asbestos. |
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1970 |
Colgate begins wondering whether to inspect its talc for presence of asbestos fibers. |
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1971 |
Colgate begins inspecting Cashmere Bouquet talc for asbestos and confirms
same. Finds asbestos in talc from North Carolina, Montana and Italy mines. |
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1972 |
Professor Seymour Lewin, chemist at New York University tested 102 products
for asbestos, including Cashmere Bouquet. He found 2% chrysotile asbestos
in Cashmere Bouquet. |
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1974 |
Colgate hires McCrone Associates to test its cosmetic talc. From 1974 to
1984, McCrone reports positive findings of asbestos in samples of Cashmere Bouquet. |
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1976 |
Assoc. Professor Arthur Langer finds 20% asbestos in Cashmere Bouquet. Dr. Langer reports “disgusted”
at indifference of cosmetic talc industry. Findings reported in the New
York Times.
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1976 |
Washington Post: “
Asbestos Fibers Found in Baby Powder.” Article reports that highest concentration of asbestos in Cashmere Bouquet.
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1976 |
New York Times: “
Asbestos Found in Ten Powders.” Article reports ten out of 19 body and baby powders tested were
contaminated with asbestos fibers. Cashmere Bouquet Body Talc ranged from
8 percent to 20 percent asbestos fibers.
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1976 |
Colgate performs their own tests, confirming the presence of anthophyllite,
tremolite and “other amphiboles” its Cashmere Bouquet but
decides “no reason” to warn customers. |
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For every single test finding asbestos or indication of asbestos in Cashmere
Bouquet, Colgate’s scientists admit they never informed the FDA
of their findings. |
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Colgate never puts a warning on Cashmere Bouquet. |
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Variations of Cashmere Bouquet continue to be advertised on Colgate Palmolive’s website. |
2015 |
LA County Jury Finds Colgate's Cashmere Bouquet unreasonably dangerous,
awards Judy Winkel $13 Million - Judith Winkel and John Winkel, Plaintiffs,
vs. Calaveras Asbestos Ltd., et al., Defendants, LASC No. BC549253. The
jury also finds that Colgate acted with malice and oppression. |
A jury in Los Angeles County (Chatsworth) yesterday on April 28, 2015 unanimously
found that Colgate-Palmolive’s Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder, which
they sold from the 1930s to 1995, caused our client Judith Winkel’s
malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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