The use of asbestos-containing materials in the 1970s in breweries may be responsible for an increase in oesophageal cancers. The materials were used to filter out microscopic particles that affected
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Johnson & Johnson denies recalled products contained asbestos
Embattled company Johnson & Johnson are standing by their earlier statements, emphatically denying that any of their baby powder contained traces of asbestos, despite the Food and Drug Administration saying
Calls for US asbestos ban as death toll nears 40,000 per year
According to an article published in the New York Times, asbestos is now responsible for the deaths of 40,000 annually, while thousands more are critically unwell with asbestos-related diseases like
Former hairdresser’s mesothelioma linked to salon dryers
A former UK hairdresser has been diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos-containing materials in hairdryers over a career that spanned several decades. Calogero La Bella, 80, was diagnosed
Spotlight on NZ benchtop industry after Australian industry action
New Zealand’s stone benchtop industry is in focus as authorities respond to the rising levels of lung disease among workers exposed to silica dust. The NZ safety authority has issued
