Comment by bojan
21 hours ago
There are many, many companies out there putting out products that cause cancer. Think about alcohol, tobacco, internal combustion engines, just to name a few most obvious examples.
21 hours ago
There are many, many companies out there putting out products that cause cancer. Think about alcohol, tobacco, internal combustion engines, just to name a few most obvious examples.
Yes, and they face lawsuits. Tobacco in particular is a canonical example of knowing about the harm and not taking action to warn their consumers, leading to severe legal consequences. Tobacco and alcohol are age restricted. There's anti idling laws.
> alcohol, tobacco, internal combustion engine
Yes, the companies providing these products are sued a lot and are heavily regulated, too.
If you get cancer from drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes or breathing particles emitted by ICE engines in their standard course of operation, you generally can't sue the manufacturer.
You could when the effects were knowingly withheld by said manufacturer. We've seen it with tobacco, lead paint/diesel, pfas, thalidomide, asbestos, opioids, glyphosate, dioxin, and others.
It's much more difficult to isolate alcohol and exhaust as the primary driver of an individuals disease than the above and that's the primary reason it's not regulated more than it is today. I expect that to change as research evolves.
Notably, that's because they include warning labels telling you not to do those things because they're known to cause cancer.
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