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This 8 page paper discusses the Rely tampons issue; defines white collar crime in relation to it, and then connects the Rely case to the “rational choice” criminal theory. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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responsible for a sometimes deadly condition called toxic shock syndrome. This paper explores the facts of the case, what white collar crime is and how the Rely Tampons issue relates
to the rational choice criminal theory. Discussion Rely Tampons: Tampons are the protection of choice for most women who are menstruating; up to 70% of American women use them (Kohen,
2001). The average woman may use "as many as 16,800 tampons in her lifetime," which makes the safety of this particular item of great concern (Kohen, 2001). Tampons were common
in Europe as early as the 1930s, but didnt come into widespread use in the United States until much later (Kohen, 2001). In 1974, the brand known as "o.b." tampons
was imported and test-marketed in various areas of the United States; at the same time, Proctor & Gamble "began test-marketing its own brand known as the Rely tampon" (Kohen, 2001).
The tests were extremely successful and P&G began marketing Rely nation-wide by the end of 1979; they sold "over half a billion Rely tampons" (Kohen, 2001). However, as early as
1975, "anecdotal evidence started to come in to manufacturers about the suspected link between TSS and tampon use" (Kohen, 2001). ("TSS" is "toxic shock syndrome.") In spite of this, tampon
manufacturers did not conduct any research into TSS for five years (Kohen, 2001). In testimony in later litigation, "it became apparent that the manufacturers were aware of the connection between
unnecessary absorption capacity of tampons and increased rates of TSS" (Kohen, 2001). Their awareness of the dangers of the tampon, and the fact that they continued to produce and market
it, left them, and especially Proctor & Gamble, "liable for millions in damages to women injured by tampon use" (Kohen, 2001). Studies found that women who used Rely "were at
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