Television at the Crossroads of the History of Consumption and Health: The Morhange Talc Affair (1972-1981)

The Morhange talc affair was mediatised by television from 1972. The health scandal brought to light issues of consumerism and cosmetic products in France, after baby talcum powder was accidentally contaminated with hexachlorophene. This article presents a diachronic study of the television coverage...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coulomb, Benjamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision 2020-12-01
Series:VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture
Online Access:https://www.viewjournal.eu/article/10.18146/view.223/