Very proud of our Lynne, speaking from the heart about how #Hasag supports people diagnosed with mesothelioma and the valuable service they offer.
Great to have the very knowledgeable Dr Doraid Alrifai medical oncology consultant at St George’s, sharing his knowledge of the landscapes of treatments available to mesothelioma patients.
This was the wonderful event Ray and I were privileged to be allowed to attend.
It meant getting up at 5am to catch the train to London to arrive at 9am. We caught the packed underground to Westminster to take a slow walk over the bridge to County Hall where in the middle the wind was strong and cold and Ray felt like his cataract lens froze to his eye!!!
We were very pleased to arrive at the door and get in the warm.
It was so lovely to see old faces and meet new and we soon settled down to listen to such interesting presentations.
Dr Crispin Hiley, consultant clinical oncologist and associate professor from the UCLH, giving an interesting talk on how radiotherapy may help mesothelioma patients.
Mr Bille consultant in thoracic surgery Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust for a great talk on the positive role of surgery and how it can impact.
A panel solicitors, shared their expertise in legal claims and how they can support people with mesothelioma, some good questions fired at them through the Q&A.
Jo Hargrave Mesothelioma UK for a great talk on a nursing prospective of caring for patients considering , or who have had surgery for mesothelioma.
Dr Hazel O’Sullivan, clinical research fellow at The Royal Marsden, for a very informative talk on the basic genetics in mesothelioma and more.
I was very interested to learn that Germline Mutation is present in the human egg and sperm so that explains why children have cancer so young. That was always a puzzle to myself.
Somatic Mutation is the BAP1 and BAPA1 means you have 5% chance of inheriting these genes and relatives can have a free, which will be so interesting to mesowarriors relatives as Im asked about that so many times.
I was so disappointed to hear that I cant have the proton beam trial as I have already had 2 goes at radiation, once with my porthole after pleurodeses and then last year I went in for System 2 trial when the Meso was growing on my spine.
I must admit I wanted to pipeup at times as Im so way a head with Immunotherapy and know that the Meso becomes so slow growing after treatment.
My other question was does a patients family have to pay back all the claim money and payments from the DVLA etc If a Coroner cant find evidence of mesothelioma at the postmortem. The answer is no so that is good to know.
You can also claim for Lung Cancer if the patient never smoked.
So much information put together in on conference was so interesting so if you need more info please contact HASAG
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At 4.30pm it was time to say goodbye and we caught a taxi back to Victoria for a train home.
I hate getting off at Whitstable as the “Mind the gap” really means mind the huge leap to the platform. I really have to jump it but a guard has assured me that they have lost a passenger down there but I dont want to be the first
A blog with a difference as It has crossed my mind that as mental health is very fashionable to talk about, I’m making this my subject to talk about.
I mentioned in the Basingstoke Peritoneal Support Group that I have come to a mental block and the discussion made it one of the best group discussions and I realised there are other Mesowarriors with the same feelings, but we don’t talk about it enough.
Last year I was in Chemo and it did shrink my mesothelioma ok but I went down with COVID, so I locked myself away.
My Oncologist phoned me and I said that as I had had 4 sessions with a good report could I hold off.
She agreed but I didn’t say that my real reason was I mentally wanted to be a normal person, just be me!
After 13.5 years I wanted to be just me, as now that COVID was attacking my body which was another fight as so many people had died from the virus and I wasn’t happy that I had beaten Mesothelioma only to have a virus kill me.
I realised that my mental health wasn’t good as I fought the battles of illness and pain.
2009 was a huge knock being told I had 3 months to live. Putting my family through this nightmare. Treatment and trials made me take so many risks as drugs could have killed me if anything went wrong, but I kept going’ like a rat on a sinking ship.
Many years of scans, Meso growing scan -Meso shrinking -scan Meso growing and now 14 years coming up in 2023 so scared Im really pushing my luck as I have lost so many mesowarrior friends. I always liken it to being on death row where you in a queue and you get to the gate but then someone stops you and says not today so you go back to the back of that queue.
I know I have to get a grip, pull myself together all the words people say when you say you are mentally ill. I realise that talking about it is the best route to go and let others know its ok to feel this way and please talk about it.
I have a scan in April and judging by the result I will sort a trial and yes !!! Pull myself together!!!!
Ray and I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas. We are spending it with our family so all the presents are wrapped and ready to be loaded into the car for the off on Christmas Eve.
Its been a hard year what with Chemo trying to push the meso back and then we got the dreaded COVID which shut us down from doing anything. I must admit the wonderful NHS stepped in and the GP phoned me then the hospital phoned me and sent the anti viral tablets that first day. It took 5 days to test negative and then we tested positive again.
I called a halt on my treatment as I couldn’t go to a hospital for chemo. I was also in a bad place mentally.
So much has gone on this year.
Rays blood pressure went right up and blood sugars went up. The GP said it was too much Christmas 2021 and he was right. Ray thinks he can go along as if he didn’t have Diabetes 2. He wont listen to me but he has had to listen to his GP. Well he listened and I got him to eat a Keto diet and his blood sugars went right down.
Then this happened which was a complete shock Mavis Nye has been named as SHP’s Most Influential Individual in health & safety for 2021
We then thought COVID was giving up its hold on us .
March I reported -We had a great escape to Manchester this week as we travelled to Manchester to The MesoUK Ladies Day at the Macdonald Hotel.
Then I had a bad scan result and I wrote :-
I think its time I restart my blog as I go through this next journey.
I had a scan in February and Scanexity came in but we kept busy until today when we went for results.
I was given a print off after discussing the picture of my lung and seeing the growth for myself.
This started 4 Chemo sessions that did shrink Mr Nasty
March we lost my dear elder brother
20/04/2022 The day of my Investiture. A very proud day
We travelled to Chevening House near Sevenoaks for the long awaited BEM ceremony as COVID got in the way .
As we called the Gatehouse on the phone to open the gate and we rolled into the courtyard of this wonderful house we knew it was going to be so special.
May another wonderful day at the Palace for the Garden party
June Asbestonomy Conference
With a heat wave never seen before so very hot and the thermometer going off the scale, I wilted and just had no energy but I did manage to enjoy sitting in the garden in the lovely evenings watching some wonderful sunsets.
We had our MNF Summer event with HASAG which turned out so successful with so many messages from people that they had a great time, which is all that matters and we will make this double event a yearly occasion.
I gave a talk on farming for IOSH. I hadnt realise just how serious asbestos on farms was until I researched and now know that with all the old machinery and old buildings it really is a danger.
Ray finally had his cataract operation done after 3 cancellations because his blood pressure and blood sugars were too high. It was worked out that he was suffering with white coat syndrome and given tablets to take for 2 weeks before the day. So success one eye has been done and its amazing how he can read small print again.
A trip to London was very interesting as we had been invited to a round table in the Church of England head office so thats another building we have been able to see inside. Church House Westminster where the Arch Bishop of Canterbury has his office.
The round table was to discuss Asbestos management but the Government released a statement on the 40 years plan to have asbestos removed from all buildings which is now causing concern and means it has given us another fight to contend with. :-
The Government remains concerned that moving to a fixed deadline for removal would increase the opportunity for exposure which remains difficult to support if the current risk of exposure is very low where asbestos can be managed safely in situ until planned refurbishment works. The use of many public estates would also be significantly disrupted by a removal deadline if this were introduced outside existing estates strategies. There also remains a concern that introducing a deadline would stimulate poor removal and disposal practices with a further risk of increase in asbestos exposures. The Government agrees we need to understand more about the likely rate of elimination due to current levels of asbestos removal though planned refurbishment and demolition. National modelling carried out by the HSE as part of the forthcoming Post Implementation Review of CAR, whilst based on estimates, indicates that there will be a substantial reduction in the numbers of buildings containing asbestos over the next few decades. HSE is also planning research to utilise digital information to more accurately define the scale and location of buildings likely to contain asbestos and this evidence can be used to inform future work and priorities
A train strike stopped us going to a meet up with HASAG yesterday, although the strike was on Wednesday the time tables were messed up with the station not opening until 7.30 and trains not in the right places. Chaos is being caused and another strike tomorrow (Saturday) chaos will reign over the weekend.
This was the start of many strikes that have really messed my life up this year
So very pleased to announce The Mavis Nye Foundation and in partnership with Hasag Asbestos Disease Support are together Funding a Mesothelioma UK Nurse We need more Nurses that understand Mesothelioma An exciting day for The Mavis Nye Foundation and its partnership with Hasag Asbestos Disease Support
The Foundation is also donating for a Second MesoUk Nurse Kate Slaven at Papworth Hospital, with Robin Bennet of Start Software
Demolition Hubs great night at Leicester Football Stadium.
Amsterdam EAF Event of the year.
Have a great Christmas and here’s to a wonderful 2023 things have to get better xx
We travelled to Scotland on Friday. All day travelling shattered us, but we made Glasgow after 3 trains and 2 taxis but such kindness shown to 2 old codgers by so many people. Taking my case off the train or up steps was such a great help. We have got to agree to any kindness shown as people get hurt if we say no, bless them.
We had made the journey as easy as we could by going to Kings Cross and train to Edinburgh then with minutes to spare, we got straight onto the train to Glasgow. A fun fare greeted us so pretty.
We arrived at the Hilton Glasgow where we were joining Action Asbestos and their Winter Wonderland Christmas Event the next afternoon-evening.
Off to the restaurant for a much-needed dinner It was very high class, and we thanked the chef.
Off to bed and slept until 9 the next morning. I never sleep in like that! We sneaked into breakfast oh yes, we ate the Haggis.
The waiter stood and talked to us for some time as he was English so with that we went back to the room and chilled out.
We got showered and changed to go downstairs where we sat and watched the young waiters pouring all the Champagne into the flutes.
Gradually people arrived and so many knew Ray and me which was amazing as we had only met on social media.
Soon we were all sitting down and eating. then the presentations. Phyllis presented me with a wonderful bouquet of flowers trying to hold back the tears for her kind words and I did manage to get the words of thanks out, I’m getting too emotional these days.
Soon all the eating was over, and the band struck up We went outside as I wanted to talk to Keven Blyth as I have seen him on Zoom so many times but never met up with. We had a great chat together then we spoke too other people that knew me so it was all very enjoyable.
Action on Asbestos Tweeted :-
Grateful thanks to Mr Donald Findlay for his efforts on behalf of those with an asbestos disease. Also, great big thank you to
@TalkToThompsons for sponsoring the lovely meal and last but not least our greatest thanks to Ryan Mutter for donating such a wonderful painting.
So pleased everyone is having a great time. Awarded £500,000 tonight. Kind donations from some very good family and friends. All for a great cause #mesothelioma
That painting was wonderful and yet so haunting
Phyllis is here with the Highest Bidder £7and a half thousand– Ray has a long way to go to sell his for that price ha!ha!
We did give in and go to bed reluctantly, but we were so happy and had had a great time. Thank you, Action, on asbestos it was so well-organized you did great work and raised Half a million in donations with Auction. Congratulations!!!!
We woke up next morning and had breakfast booked out then went by taxi to get the train 9.30am
Straight on a train too Edinburgh and then on a train to Kent we were home by 6pm which was faster than the outward journey.
The kettle went straight on. Now just a happy memory xx
The Venue was at the Van der Valk Hotel Oostzaan, the Netherlands.
We had travelled to my family in Luton to stay the night before and our son drove us to Luton Airport.
We had planned on driving up there, but the protesters were being silly again at Dartford at the Dartford Crossing, we gathered everything up, called a taxi and got to the station in time for a train to London then Luton.
We got to the airport in plenty of time and was already to fly to Schiphol Airport.
We had a easy flight on Easy Jet and arrived at the hotel in the evening.
The room was very nice and we soon settled in and went to bed.
The next day after breakfast we met up with old friends and new and was soon nattering away, but the time went quickly and then it was lunch and wait for the coach and guided visits to the Asbestos Museum and the Asbestos denaturation plant.
The EAF conference will hosted an exclusive, guided tours to the unique and fascinating Dutch Asbestos Museum first which was somewhere I always wanted to visit as I had been friends with Harry Honk for many years. We were shown around and my whole childhood was in front of me, my Ironing board I had as a child, a steam train my hair curlers, kettles just so many items that I had used or played with all containing asbestos.
Then we visited the Asbestos denaturation plant where asbestos is destroyed (‘denatured’) using two different, state of the art methods (industrial waste acid and, of all things, water!
It is all very experimental, but they are working hard to get it in to production.
We came home and Yvonne had laid on a wonderful evening meal.
11 November 2022: classic conference
The EAF conference excels in providing the opportunity to meet relevant specialists from around the globe, learn and share state of the art science and innovations of every conceivable field relating to asbestos and to build lasting, helpful networks.
Opening Speech: Working towards a new, state of the art EU Asbestos Directive, by Nikolaj Villumsen, Member of the European Parliament
09.45 – 10.15
New and old sources of exposure to asbestos: and the manipulation of science by vested interest, by prof. Arthur Frank (Drexel University)
10.15 – 10.45
Fighting for an asbestos ban in the asbestos heartland, by Syed Mezab Ahmed
10.45 – 11.05
Break and refreshments
11.05 – 11.25
Female analysts and clearance testing, by Colette Willoughby (ACL)
11.25 – 12.00
Keynote Speech: Asbetter: the (dis)solution for asbestos cement, by Inez Postema and Angelo de Jong (AC Minerals)
SESSION A
ASBESTOS AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY
12.45 – 13.05
OpenAsbestos – the open standard for asbestos data sharing, by Robin Bennett (Start Software)
13.05 – 13.25
Establishing a National Support Service for mesothelioma victims, by Liz Darlison MBE (Mesothelioma UK)
13.25 – 13.45
The UK National Asbestos Register: working with QR codes to save lives, by Andrew Paten (UKNAR)
13.45 – 14.05
Campaigning for improved asbestos management in the UK, by Charles Pickles (Charles Pickles Associates)
14.05 – 14.20
Break and refreshments
14.20 – 14.40
Mandatory asbestos survey and central registration to nudge owners into action and monitor progression towards an asbestos-safe Flanders, by Sven de Mulder (OVAM)
14.40 – 15.00
Using Artificial Intelligence technology to understand and manage the Australian asbestos legacy, by Justine Ross (Asbestos Safety & Eradication Agency)
15.00 – 15.20
Asbestos destruction plants: the importance of a workers safety programme, by Federica Paglietti (INAIL)
15.20 – 15.40
Pursuing justice in contaminated talc cases, by Brendan J. Tully (Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC)
15.40 – 16.20
Panel debate
16:20 – 16.35
Break and refreshments
SESSION B
ASBESTOS & PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES
12.45 – 13.05
The importance of measuring asbestos microfibres, by Sean Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald Analytical Consulting & Testing Services, Pllc)
13.05 – 13.20
Great advances in robotic asbestos microscopy, by Aron Cserkaszky (Frontier Microscopy)
13.25 – 13.45
Denaturation of asbestos cement, by Rikard Högberg (INASCO Asbestos Converting AB)
13.45 – 14.05
The distribution routes & exposure risks of asbestos fibres released through weathered asbestos roofs, by Jody Schinkel (TNO)
14.05 – 14.20
Break and refreshments
14.20 – 14.40
Real-time detection of airborne asbestos by light scattering from magnetically re-aligned fibers, by Loretta King (Alert Technology Ltd.)
14.40 – 15.00
Asbestoprobe: a portable device that detects the presence of asbestos, by Emiliano Genorini (Greenwall Environmental Evolution Ltd.)
15.00 – 15.20
New ISO standards to meet diversity challenges of Respiratory Protective Equipment, by Tony Smith (Sundström Safety AB)
15.20 – 15.40
Gel-based products: the new way of encapsulating asbestos fibers during removal work, by Alexandre Chasteloux (BCL Invent)
15.40 – 16.20
Panel debate
16:20 – 16.35
Break and refreshments
PLENARY SESSION
16.35 – 16.40
Special Recognition Award(s)
16.40 – 16.45
Concluding speech, Yvonne Waterman
16:45 – 16:50
Two Special Announcements
16.50 – 17.00
GROUP PHOTO(S) OF SPEAKERS AND AUDIENCE
17.00 – 18.00
Convivial closing drinks for networking
18.00 – 21.00
Conference dinner (optionally)
There was such a lot of wonderful and interesting information shared that even Ray kept awake and has been talking about it all ever since.
Thank you, Yvonne, for all you did to make us so welcome well done another conference successfully completed.
Another great meal was served, and drinks drunk we were all very mellowed.
Getting up this morning and having a quick breakfast we travelled by taxi to the airport, and I asked if we could have assisted travel as the airport is huge and so much walking.
The people were so nice and a lady booked us in. We chatted to other travellers until two lovely young girls came with wheelchairs for us. My first ride in a wheelchair ever.
We went through security and my pusher had to be search like us. She said every time they take someone through, they are searched as they could take a bomb through, and security is very strict.
We then went through to the waiting area for the flight.
Another young girl came to take us to the plane on a electric cart we really had a laugh as she shouts out greetings to all her friends in shops and others transporting passengers.
We arrived at the gate but no plane as it hadn’t landed.
Then the plane arrived, and I expected to have to go in a queue but no! We go down in a wheelchair in the lift walk to a van, as I thought but the driver lined it up with a door above us in the plane and the whole body lifts up and a door in the plane opened and we walked in, but our seat was right at the back of the plane. People were looking at us like passengers do when you’re on a coach and you are last back.
Two young lads were in our seat, and I said, I bet you thought you was going to get away with that, they said yes, and everyone laughed.
In no time we were on lift off and a really great flight again.
Arrived at Luton and it all went wrong. Only 1 wheelchair I walked; Ray had a ride.
We then walked to get the bendy bus to the station, but it was bus replacement to Hitchen. Two lovely ladies pushed us to the front of the queue and then carried my case everywhere. We finally get a train to London, and we got home. We were shattered but so happy we really had had a very interesting few days thanks to so many wonderful people –Thankyou every each and one of you.
The famous Tony Rich It was lovely catching up and he asked me for my Autograph on a magazine that had my story in!!
Andrew Paten of UKNAR the Barcode system I believe in
It meant I had to cancel FAAM one of my favourite conferences, but I will use this time to get back strong again and hope that 2023 will be a better year.
So we are going to go to Amsterdam in November the 5th European Asbestos Forum foundation#conference! If YOU are an asbestos professional (or even an asbestos aficionado, then you simply have to be here. The latest science, insights, innovations – the exciting EAF is where it is happening. Where else do you get to visit the unique Asbestos Museum, have a private tour of an asbestos denaturation factory, get to hear speakers from four continents or join visitors from five?? Check out the programme and register at https://lnkd.in/edEEgkqa. See you in Amsterdam!
Asbestos Police
What started off as a joke has grown to a serious Group thanks to Greg Bryne
I thought September was madness, but October is even more maddening.
COVID has struck our house. We went to MesoUK’s Patient Carers Day last week and had a great time. It was so lovely meeting up with all our friends and really had a ball.
We travelled up a day earlier to Nottingham to miss out on a train strike. That meant we had the Belfrey Hotel to ourselves, and the staff were so friendly, so we spent a pleasant time there.
So many friends arrived the next day it was great catching up with everyone’s news.
A lovely meal out in the restaurant next door only we didnt know that but found out by calling for a taxi then found all we had to do was to walk through a hedge and past Lidil’s and we are there.
After an educational day the next day where we learnt so much it was time to change and enjoy a Gala evening.
Then a huge surprise in the awards was one for me
It was a great success and next day saw us travel home.
Then we started sneezing and feeling a cold coming on. Tested and yes we have COVID.
I must admit that the GP and hospital swung into action fast and we soon had the antivirus drugs delivered to us and we are on Molnupiravir.
We have had to cancel my Chemo treatment and other appointments to attend conferences until we can get a negative reading and self-isolate.
September is almost over, where does the time go and why does it always rush to Christmas and creates that mad panic once a year.
Its been a month where Chemo has overtaken my world, with visits to the hospital for bloods and treatment.
I do still enjoy Zoom meetings when I can where I learn so much, I do hope they carry on using this tool.
My fav one is with Andrew Paten Co-Founder at UKNAR – UK National Asbestos Register who wrote in Linked in –
WOW!! I am delighted and astonished – this single upcoming webinar has attracted representation from 5% (1500+) of all the UK’s 32,000 schools. 85 Multi-Academy Trusts, 8 local authorities and 2 dioceses plus dozens of individual schools have registered so far. And we are delighted to have Mavis Nye BEM BCAh Hon DR joining us too. I do enjoy speaking a few words as I explain how I want to see the bar code on every building so Trades people can work in safety knowing where the asbestos is.
I was booked into Contamination Expo. I go every year but this year they decided to have a train strike, so I cancelled and cancelled our hotel. Then sadly the Queen died so the train strike was cancelled. I had booked into chemo so I couldn’t reverse our plans. It has been such a muddle month I can’t wait for September to finish.
It seems like yesterday when we were getting ready to attend the British Demolition Awards 2nd of September 2022.
We travelled up with Kirsty Budenbender Director DSK Environmental Ltd to reach the Leicester Football Stadium for the venue.
It really was a grand night with over 400 people attending and Ben Chambers did a great job MCing the event.
I was honoured to receive the Hall of Fame Award- Asbestos Industry Pioneer and the standing ovation deafening as I walked to the stage. A very happy night.
The picture that sums up the day is the corgis waiting for the queen’s hearse -so sad
Even though it was a Bank Holiday I had an appointment for the results of my scan.
I watched as much as I could of the Queens funeral, but I had to turn the telly off as we had to drive to Canterbury.
The roads were empty we couldn’t believe it and was soon turning into the hospital carpark where they had the telly on in the waiting room, so we carried on watching.
I didn’t see my Oncologist I was called in by a dishy young Doctor who was helping out with the list of patients.
He welcomed me and said that my Oncologist had told him all about my case.
He said that my scan was stable with shrinkage?
I asked about all my organs that were showing thickenings. He told me that the liver, bowel, womb, etc were all clear now but the one in my chest wall had shrink a little but the Meso on my lung lining was stable.
I was cocker hoop!!! Brilliant so the chemo has worked Yippee. Gem/Carbo has worked miracles after Immunotherapy.
I will carry on for another 2sessions to make it 6 sessions, then another scan.
August has been a long hot month and we have enjoyed every day.
Lots of sunbathing and relaxing but also long chemo sessions on Monday (Bloods) the Wednesdays in chemo twice but I still feel great.
We have worked in the garden and straightened it up. My Son chopped 2 trees down for me and then Ray and I worked together I sat down on a garden chair to rest then did a bit more sat down, then back to work for a while then sat down again. I saw it as a great work out but it was more like a battle of wills. I didnt always win but over the weeks the garden looks great. Just a little bit more and we will be straight.
I have been in Zoom Meetings still as it is great to still be in so many places without travelling.
I have been in Southampton involved in the Nero Trial which is now being taken up by hospital slowly we patients need to give it a little push.
Ray had his eyes tested after having his Cataract done 9 weeks ago and he has good vision in the right eye and has been passed for the second eye to be done so that was good news.
Another meeting involved the Proton Beam which will soon be used on Mesothelioma and that is opening in 2 hospitals 1 up North 1 in London so that is exciting.
Another meeting was about the new Health Companion I have completed a form so will use that soon. Its like a diary of all my treatment etc which is very helpful as Im always being asked when did I have this or when did I do that and after 13 years I cant remember.
The Health Companion allows you more control in the management of your mesothelioma. By enabling you to record, monitor and communicate how you are feeling, you can understand what impact the disease is having on your life, with a view to improving your care and treatment.
Each month, you will be asked to answer a few questions and rate how you have been feeling – this is easy to do and takes 10-15 minutes. You can use your recordings as a focus for consultations to help healthcare providers understand and support you better.
Your anonymous data, together with recordings from other users, can be used to ease access and improve cancer treatment, enhance NHS services, and provide opportunities for research into new medicines, treatments and care solutions, to improve the lives of people living with cancer.
August is my Birthday month and I had a lovely time with family and friends then 2 days later It was my brothers birthday the first one after he died in June that is a difficult time bless him.
Here we are the last day of the month and the last day of Summer. We can do with the rain as the ground is so dry but I have to admit I love the heat.
The Government says a vessel from Brazil that appears to be headed towards the Strait carrying reportedly toxic materials will not be permitted to enter British Gibraltar Territorial Waters if it attempts to do so.
The vessel, named Sao Paulo, is said to be laden with toxic paints, asbestos, and cancer-causing chemicals. It’s on its way to Turkey to be scrapped.
The Government says that unless a vessel (or its tug) schedules a call at the Gibraltar Port, the Port Authority is unable to prevent its transit through the Strait.
The shipping of the vessel goes against an injunction from the Brazil Federal District Court and international laws, according to several NGOs.
Where will this ship end up with its toxic cargo of asbestos?
The second great news it was announced last August 11, Johnson & Johnson would end international sales of its iconic talc-based baby powder and transition to cornstarch-based product,
Its talc-based powder, which hasn’t been sold in the United States and Canada since 2020, is at the center of tens of thousands of lawsuits filed by women who have developed ovarian cancer after using regular talcum powder
Johnson & Johnson says it remains confident in the safety of the product. But, in a statement Friday, the company said it would stop selling talc-based powder around the world next year as part of a “worldwide portfolio assessment.”
“We continuously evaluate and optimize our portfolio to best position the business for long-term growth,” the company said in a statement. “This transition will help simplify our product offerings, deliver sustainable innovation, and meet the needs of our consumers, customers and evolving global trends.”
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