UC San Francisco (UCSF) today announced that thousands of previously internal industry documents relating to talc and asbestos are now freely available for public review and research in UCSF’s Industry Documents Library (IDL). The documents were made public through litigation against Johnson & Johnson for failing to warn consumers that its talc products, particularly its … Continue reading Talc “baby powder” documents at UCSF Library
Widely used in clothing, household products and food, they resist breaking down in the environment The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according to an analysis of previously secret industry documents by … Continue reading Makers of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ covered up the dangers
Why would the University of California San Francisco host internal industry emails, scientific studies, and public relations campaigns in its Industry Documents Library (IDL)? Because UCSF is dedicated to producing and using the best science to benefit the public’s health – and if science is manipulated or misrepresented, that can result in negative effects. Documents … Continue reading Unsealing science: UCSF’s Chemical Industry Documents Library
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