Was Colgate-Palmolive / Mennen — asbestos documented in litigation?

Colgate-Palmolive / Mennen — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Colgate-Palmolive / Mennen — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Colgate-Palmolive / Mennen — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Talc

Colgate-Palmolive Cashmere Bouquet Talcum Powder, Mennen Baby Talc, Mennen Aftershave Powder

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1917-1995 (Cashmere Bouquet); c. 1898-2005 (Mennen); asbestos era through documented productionAsbestos-contaminated cosmetic talc raw material sourced from asbestos-veined talc mines including Vermont and Italian sources

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

Colgate-Palmolive Company (founded 1806, headquartered New York NY) manufactured through the 20th century the Cashmere Bouquet cosmetic talcum powder product line (introduced 1917, reformulated to remove talc 1995). Mennen Company (founded 1878, acquired by Colgate-Palmolive 1992) manufactured the Mennen Baby Talc and Mennen Aftershave Powder product lines through the documented asbestos era.

Cosmetic talcum powder products sourced their raw talc material from major U.S. and imported talc mines — including mines in Vermont, upstate New York, Montana, Italy, and China — that were geologically located in ore bodies containing asbestos veining (tremolite, actinolite, anthophyllite, and chrysotile forms of asbestos). Extensive documented laboratory testing and litigation-record evidence has confirmed the presence of asbestos in cosmetic talc products manufactured through the documented era.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Colgate-Palmolive Cashmere Bouquet and Mennen consumer talc products contained asbestos-contaminated cosmetic talc raw material and that consumers who applied these products routinely over multi-decade use periods, as well as cosmetology workers and barbershop workers who applied the products professionally, were exposed to airborne asbestos fibers.

Colgate-Palmolive / Cashmere Bouquet / Mennen has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Consumer users of Cashmere Bouquet, Mennen Baby Talc, and Mennen Aftershave Powder
Cosmetology workers applying talc products in salons and cosmetology practice
Barbershop workers applying Mennen aftershave powder professionally
Second-hand household exposures to family members and children of routine talc users

If You Used Cashmere Bouquet or Mennen Talc Products

If you routinely used Colgate-Palmolive Cashmere Bouquet cosmetic talcum powder or Mennen Baby Talc / Mennen Aftershave Powder during the asbestos era — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related illness — you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameColgate-Palmolive Cashmere Bouquet Talcum Powder, Mennen Baby Talc, Mennen Aftershave Powder

Years Producedc. 1917-1995 (Cashmere Bouquet); c. 1898-2005 (Mennen); asbestos era through documented production

Asbestos ContentAsbestos-contaminated cosmetic talc raw material sourced from asbestos-veined talc mines including Vermont and Italian sources

CategoryIndustrial-Talc Industrial-Chemicals

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Consumer talc usersCosmetology workersBarbershops

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