... Dow Corning was still in the business making $2.7 billion and employing over 9,300 workers. The irony of the company's situation is that no testing of the product had been conducted before it went on the market. The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 allowed devices to be put into the human body without requiring any testing. The Dow Company took ... surgery. Such problems included: loss of nipple sensation, painful immune system response, scar tissue, skin necrosis, inflammation, and infection. In 1976 congress amended the 1938 law and required safety tests before products were market...

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