In the latest installment of our Strategic Metals series, we look at talc, a soft white mineral with uses in paints, plastics, and of course, baby powder.

This piece originally appeared on FairWarning. We use talc in many up close and personal ways: to powder babies’ bottoms, as an ingredient in cosmetics, a filler in capsules and pills–even as ...

Happy Mineral Monday! This week, we look at the mineral Talc. This soft mineral sits at a 1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, and when ground up becomes a common household powder. Any guesses what that ...

Talc is a mineral used to make talcum powder. It's a very soft rock that can be found all over the United States, including in parts of Washington. After being mined, it's taken to a facility to ...

Talc is a naturally occurring mineral widely used in talcum powder, baby powder, and cosmetics. Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified talc as "probably carcinogenic ...

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Johnson & Johnson has suffered its second costly court defeat in less than three months over claims its talcum powder caused cancer. And many more cases are looming. A jury in St. Louis awarded ...

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Chanel, which continues to use talc in other products including pressed powder, blush and eye shadow, said all the talc it uses is “selected according to strict purity criteria, fully complies ...

Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay up to $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits alleging the company's talc-based baby powder caused cancer, quadrupling its initial proposal to resolve the suits.. The ...