Baby talcum powder: Safety and accountability concerns

Indian J Med Ethics. 2019 Apr-Jun;4(2):171. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2019.026.

Abstract

There is nothing unethical about a business house making profit. It is their dharma. But their products should always be beneficial to end users and certainly not cause them harm. It is important to follow the principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence, particularly in the pharmaceutical and allied industries manufacturing healthcare products. Full disclosure of potential health or environmental risks is essential. Unfortunately, several companies have not come out with full disclosure, and have thus been found lacking in accountability.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Asbestos / toxicity*
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Infant
  • Infant Health
  • Liability, Legal*
  • Social Responsibility
  • Talc / standards*

Substances

  • Asbestos
  • Talc