The FDA is holding a hearing next month on proper testing of talcum powder for asbestos following a dispute between the agency and Johnson & Johnson after it forced the company to recall more than 30,000 bottles of asbestos-tainted Baby Powder.…
The findings of a new study found no statistically significant increase in ovarian cancer risk among women who used talcum powder on their genitals.…
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.…
A new study suggests cosmetic talcum powder inhalation can cause ovarian cancer due to asbestos exposure.…
A federal judge has cleared the way for an investor class action lawsuit over Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products to proceed.…
Thousands of women throughout the United States may have developed ovarian cancer from side effects of talcum powder. Lawsuits are being investigated over allegedly inadequate warnings provided by manufacturers who sell talcum-based products under various different names, including Baby Powder, Body Powder and Talc Powder.…
Four new studies linking talcum powder exposure to ovarian cancer could play a role in ongoing Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower litigation.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
