But it’s been required to be asbestos free for decades now - maybe the exposures were prior to this? Or somebody was being amoral in their purchasing...

Her?

I’ve dug into this in the past, and found no good evidence that talc causes cancer. It appears very similar to claims that antiperspirant causes breast cancer, etc. A lot of people believe it, but the scientific evidence doesn’t support a link.

This is what I'm wondering too. I've read three different stories on this and all of them mention how scientific studies done on the effect of talc have been minimal or inconclusive yet I would hope there was SOMETHING more than daily use and a memo to award this kind of judgement. I really want to know bc baby powder…