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Introducing Talc Tales
1/17 Is there asbestos in make-up?
Talc Tales: 5. Talc on trial
6/17 When we send off make-up for testing, the lab finds an asbestos fibre.
Talc Tales: 4. βTime for more confusionβ
5/17 When talc might be listed as a carcinogen, the industry assembles a βtalc task forceβ.
Talc Tales: 3. βWe may have problemsβ
4/17 Could companies clean up their talc?
Talc Tales: 2. Never 100% clean
3/17 In the 1970s, a scientist discovers asbestos fibres in talcum powder.
Talc Tales: 1. Asbestos in my make-up?
After a cancer diagnosis, Hannah Fletcher asks if her make-up contained asbestos.
The Tobacco Playbook: 10. Leaving the Tribe
17/17 Our story ends at the very top, with a fax to the White House.
The Tobacco Playbook: 9. Deep Pockets, Useful Allies
16/17 Oil money is pumped to scientists and think tanks in the bid to make it a culture war.
The Tobacco Playbook: 8. Jerry gets βdupedβ
15/17 A climate change sceptic realises heβs been getting it wrong
The Tobacco Playbook: 7. The Opponent
14/17 In the battle for public opinion, the scientists were no match for a well-oiled PR machine
