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• Talc Safety To Be Subject of New Independent Scientific Expert Panel Led by FDA

  May 22, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of scientific experts called for a move away from the use of talc, due to growing evidence of adverse events like cancer and inflammation.

• Dynacare Baby Powder Recall Issued Over Asbestos Contamination Risk

  September 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Manufacturer is investigating the source of an asbestos contamination, affecting 62 cases of Dynacare baby powder sold in a dozen states and through Amazon.com.

• Talcum Powder Lawsuit Liabilities Force Avon to File for Bankruptcy

  August 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Avon Products, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a $24.4 million verdict in a talcum powder asbestos exposure lawsuit filed by a man who developed mesothelioma after working with the company's products for years.

• Avon Talcum Powder Lawsuit Ends in $24M Jury Verdict Over Asbestos Exposure

  August 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An Illinois jury has ordered Avon to pay a former janitor $24.4 million after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma following years of working at a facility near Chicago, which he says led to asbestos exposure.

• J&J to Pay $505M to Talc Suppliers Driven Bankrupt by Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuits

  July 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay two former talc suppliers $505 million to resolve claims that the company's actions, and subsequent talcum powder cancer litigation, drove them into bankruptcy.

• Talc in Johnson’s Baby Powder Determined To Be “Probably Carcinogenic” By World Health Organization

  July 9, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A group with the World Health Organization has determined that talc is a probable cancer-causing substance for humans in the latest study to link talcum powder based products to an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

• J&J to Pay $700M to Resolve Talcum Powder Investigations By States’ Attorneys General

  June 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Talcum powder settlement will resolve investigations launched by 43 different states, into the illegal marketing of Johnson's Baby Powder and other products contaminated with asbestos. However, the deal still leaves Johnson & Johnson facing more than 60,000 talcum powder lawsuits brought by women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and other injuries.

• Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder Lawsuit Ends in $260M Jury Award For Woman’s Mesothelioma Diagnosis

  June 5, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oregon jury has ruled that Johnson & Johnson should pay a woman $260 million after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma following years of Baby Powder use, which the plaintiff claimed contained asbestos.

• Talc Exposure Lawsuit Over Mesothelioma Death Results in $15M Award for Family of Deceased Engineer

  May 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Connecticut jury has awarded $15 million to the family of a man who died of mesothelioma after exposure to talc his family claims was laden with asbestos decades before his death.

• Study Confirms Link Between Ovarian Cancer and Talcum Powder Use Around Genitals

  May 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study provides further evidence linking the use of talcum powder on women's genitals to an increased risk of ovarian cancer.