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• Study Questions Link Between Talcum Powder And Ovarian Cancer

  January 8, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study found no statistically significant increase in ovarian cancer risk among women who used talcum powder on their genitals.

• Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Settlement Reached Mid-Trial

  January 7, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A talcum powder lawsuit was settled midway through trial in California between Johnson & Johnson and a woman who says she developed mesothelioma due to asbestos fibers in Baby Powder.

• Cases of Ovarian Cancer Linked To Talcum Powder Inhalation: Study

  January 6, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests cosmetic talcum powder inhalation can cause ovarian cancer due to asbestos exposure.

• Class Action Lawsuit Over Talcum Powder Asbestos Contamination Will Proceed

  January 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has cleared the way for an investor class action lawsuit over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products to proceed.

• Link Between Talc Powder and Ovarian Cancer Supported By New Peer-Reviewed Studies

  December 30, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Four new studies linking talcum powder exposure to ovarian cancer could play a role in ongoing Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower litigation.

• Talcum Powder Asbestos Documents Requested By Congressional Committee, As J&J CEO Skips Out On Hearing

  December 13, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The CEO of Johnson & Johnson refused to attend a recent Congressional hearing on the presence of asbestos in talcum powder, and a House subcommittee is now requesting reams of documents on what it knew about the carcinogen's presence in its products and why it appears to downplay those concerns in its marketing and public statements.

• FDA Just Believed Industry When Told Talc Was Safe, Failed To Listen To Critics: Reuters

  December 6, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new Reuters report warns that the FDA just accepted Johnson & Johnson and the cosmetic industry's word that talcum powder did not contain asbestos, shunning critics and rarely actually testing the products itself.

• Johnson & Johnson Rushed Baby Powder Asbestos Tests, Which May Have Led To Questionable Findings: Reports

  November 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The results of Johnson & Johnson's tests for asbestos in its Baby Powder are now in question following revelations that it used preliminary results to claim its products were asbestos free after throwing out another test which found traces of asbestos in its products.

• Regular And Prolonged Talcum Powder Use Led To Fatal Case Of Ovarian Cancer: Lawsuit

  November 12, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A talcum powder lawsuit blames the use of Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower on a woman's death from metastatic ovarian cancer.

• Baby Powder Asbestos Testing and Preservation Procedures Outlined by MDL Court

  November 6, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The Special Master involved in talcum powder litigation has laid out protocols for handling talcum powder samples linked to a recent Johnson's Baby Powder asbestos recall.