Toxic Beauty

Ellis, Phyllis (director). Cohen, Barri (producer). Paniccia, Stephen (producer). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author).

Summary: In 1982, world-renowned epidemiologist Dr. Daniel Cramer linked Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder to ovarian cancer. Since the 1960s, J&J; allegedly knew the risks and did nothing. In 2004, Dr. Philippa Darbre, a UK scientist, found parabens, a chemical preservative in many cosmetics, in breast tissue. In 2018, the National Institute of Health’s sister study linked breast cancer to personal care product use. Links to hormonal disruption in baby boys, developmental delays, low sperm count in men, infertility, cancer, diabetes, obesity and skin disease — the cosmetic industry isn’t pretty. Top researchers worldwide have the hard science to answer the question: Are cosmetics and personal care products making us sick? Toxic Beauty is a documentary feature film with exclusive access to scientists, lawyers, advocates, regulators, politicians, a dynamic whistleblower, survivors and women who have lost their lives. It follows the class action lawsuit against J&J; and the plaintiffs, personal stories of women fighting for justice in a race against time with this deadly disease.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (01 h 18 min 13 sec)
remote
videorecording
electronic
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director: Ellis, Phyllis ; Producer: Cohen, Barri ; Producer: Paniccia, Stephen.
Target Audience Note:	13-14.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/toxic-beauty-24787/
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation