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On the recordMarch 11, 2019
For well over half-a-century, tests confirm instances in which Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder was contaminated, and yet the company moved forward with aggressively marketing its potentially dangerous product to women of color despite these consequences.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley criticizes Johnson & Johnson for marketing contaminated talcum powder to women of color.

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