J&J denied the claim. Johnson & Johnson is discontinuing North American sales of its talc-based baby powder, a product that once defined the company’s wholesome image and that it … On Friday, December 14, 2018, Reuters published a story about Johnson & Johnson (J&J) baby powder that misrepresented J&J, our product, our actions, and the science about talc. Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that it did not find asbestos in multiple tests of a bottle of baby powder that the Food and Drug Administration said contained trace amounts of … The 1976 study did not find asbestos in the talcum powder samples acquired from Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that more tests showed that Johnson's Baby Powder was free of asbestos after U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigations … They told a jury in the US state of Mississippi that talcum powder led them to develop ovarian cancer. Baby Powder was asbestos-free, it said. Johnson & Johnson doesn't break out sales of its baby powder and talc products, although its baby care, skin care and women's care units brought in a … (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, it announced on Tuesday, saying demand had fallen in the wake of what it called "misinformation" about the product's safety amid a barrage of legal challenges. Reuters misled its readers by printing inaccurate statements, withholding crucial information that otherwise undermines its thesis.

Talc is an ingredient used in many cosmetics, from baby powder to blush. A case brought against Johnson & Johnson in California alleges that the plaintiff developed mesothelioma as the result of breathing the company’s talc-containing products over a forty-year period. Johnson&Johnson baby powder had asbestos, company knew for decades: Report A Reuters investigation showed US pharmaceutical and cosmetics group Johnson & Johnson marketed talc … Johnson&Johnson baby powder had asbestos, company knew for decades: Report A Reuters investigation showed US pharmaceutical and cosmetics group Johnson & Johnson marketed talc … Walmart, CVS Health, and Rite Aid are removing 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder from stores after a recall. Report: Johnson & Johnson knew its talcum powder sometimes had asbestos traces Johnson & Johnson's baby powder on a supermarket shelf last year in Alhambra, Calif. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) Walmart, CVS Health, and Rite Aid are removing 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder from stores after a recall. Coker sued Johnson & Johnson, alleging that “poisonous talc” in the company’s beloved product was her killer. However, according to recently unsealed company documents, officials at Johnson & Johnson did suppress reports of asbestos contamination at one supplier’s mine in the early 1970s. In July 2018 22 women were awarded a record £3.6billion payout from Johnson & Johnson. The recently unsealed documents show test results of the talc used by J&J as being free of asbestos as far back as 1972.

A Harvard physician began to study the product in 1982 and found such a strong, undeniable link between talcum powder and certain types of cancer that he wrote Johnson & Johnson asking them to remove all products containing talc from the shelves.