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Baby powder potentially laced with asbestos now under recall in 35 states
2 months, 1 week ago

Baby powder potentially laced with asbestos now under recall in 35 states

The Independent  

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Urgent recall of baby powder that may cause CANCER and was sold in 35 states
2 months, 1 week ago

Urgent recall of baby powder that may cause CANCER and was sold in 35 states

Daily Mail  

More than 40,000 bottles of a baby powder sold on Amazon have been recalled over fears they could be laced with cancer-causing asbestos. Dynacare's baby powder, sold on Amazon, is being recalled over fears it may be contaminated with asbestos A total of 35 states are now included in Dynacare's recall, up from the 13 included in the initial alert …

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Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. to pay $45 million to cancer victim's family in US
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. to pay $45 million to cancer victim's family in US

Hindustan Times  

Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. were ordered to pay $45 million to the family of an Illinois woman who blamed the companies’ baby powders for giving her a fatal cancer in what was the first verdict against the J&J spinoff in a decade-long litigation over the product. Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Inc. were ordered to pay $45 million …

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Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million to man who got cancer from baby powder
1 year, 5 months ago

Johnson & Johnson must pay $18.8 million to man who got cancer from baby powder

India Today  

Johnson & Johnson's must pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its baby powder, a jury decided on Tuesday, a setback for the company as it seeks to settle thousands of similar cases over its talc-based products in US bankruptcy court. J&J vice president of litigation Erik Haas said in a statement …

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A California cancer patient wins $18.8 million from Johnson & Johnson in baby powder trial
1 year, 5 months ago

A California cancer patient wins $18.8 million from Johnson & Johnson in baby powder trial

LA Times  

An Oakland jury found that Johnson & Johnson baby powder helped cause a California man’s cancer. Jurors in state court in Oakland concluded Tuesday that J&J’s baby powder helped cause Anthony Hernandez Valadez’s mesothelioma, a specific type of cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Valadez’s victory could make it harder for J&J to persuade talc victims to accept an $8.9-billion settlement …

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Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer
1 year, 5 months ago

Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer

The Hindu  

Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate. J&J's subsidiary LTL Management, which absorbed the company's talc liability in a controversial 2021 spinoff, last week filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court asking it to force …

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J&J to pay $8.9 billion to settle talc litigation cancer claims
1 year, 9 months ago

J&J to pay $8.9 billion to settle talc litigation cancer claims

LA Times  

Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest maker of health-care products, hopes to settle more than 40,000 lawsuits that contend its talc-based powders caused cancer and fund a trust set up in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey to cover future claims, the company said in a filing. The world’s largest maker of healthcare products hopes to settle more than 40,000 …

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'Administrator Can't Use Hammer to Kill Ant': Bombay HC Sets Aside FDA's Order on J&J Baby Powder
2 years ago

'Administrator Can't Use Hammer to Kill Ant': Bombay HC Sets Aside FDA's Order on J&J Baby Powder

News 18  

A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justice GS Patel and Justice SG Dige on Wednesday set aside the order of the Food and Drug Administration restraining Johnson & Johnson Private Limited to manufacture its baby powder after the PH value of the powder was found to be unstable. The court noted “The administrator cannot use a hammer …

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Bombay HC reserves order Johnson & Johnson plea challenging FDA order
2 years ago

Bombay HC reserves order Johnson & Johnson plea challenging FDA order

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court reserved its order on a petition filed by Johnson & Johnson challenging an order by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration for cancelling their licence to manufacture baby powder at a plant in Mumbai. The petition mentioned, “On September 15, the Joint Commissioner and Licensing Authority, FDA, Maharashtra issued an order cancelling the company’s licence, effective …

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Bombay High Court Seeks FDA's Stand After Two Of Three Laboratories Find Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Complies With Statutory Requirement
2 years, 1 month ago

Bombay High Court Seeks FDA's Stand After Two Of Three Laboratories Find Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Complies With Statutory Requirement

Live Law  

Fresh testing of Johnson and Johnson Pvt Ltd's baby powder samples at two laboratories have found them within the statutory requirement regarding the pH limit for baby powders for infants, according to reports submitted before the Bombay High Court on Friday. By an earlier order, the High Court allowed J&J to re-start manufacturing baby powder at their Mulund unit while …

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​‘Nothing Else Matters over Public Health’: Maharashtra Govt on Cancelling Johnson & Johnson’s Licence to Make Baby Powder
2 years, 2 months ago

​‘Nothing Else Matters over Public Health’: Maharashtra Govt on Cancelling Johnson & Johnson’s Licence to Make Baby Powder

News 18  

Nothing else matters when it comes to public health at large, the Maharashtra government told the Bombay high court on Thursday in its reply to the petition filed by Johnson & Johnson against the cancellation of their licence to manufacture baby powder. Raising doubts about the pH value and standards prescribed by the BIS, the reply said: “It is further …

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Maharashtra FDA cancels Johnson & Johnson's baby powder manufacturing licence
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra FDA cancels Johnson & Johnson's baby powder manufacturing licence

The Hindu  

Maharashtra's Food and Drugs Administration has cancelled the baby powder manufacturing licence of Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd "in the interest of public health at large." In a release issued on Friday, the State government agency said the company's product, Johnson's Baby Powder, may affect the skin of newborn babies. The release said the action was taken after Kolkata-based Central …

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Maharashtra cancels license of Johnson & Johnson baby powder over quality concerns
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra cancels license of Johnson & Johnson baby powder over quality concerns

India Today  

Maharashtra's Food and Drugs Administration on Friday cancelled the manufacturing license of a Johnson & Johnson plant in Mulund in Maharashtra's Thane after samples of baby powder were found "not of standard quality". Maharashtra Food & Drugs Administration has cancelled the manufacturing license of Johnson’s Baby Powder of Johnson’s & Johnson’s Pvt. READ | Johnson & Johnson to stop selling …

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J&J continues to sell talc-based baby powder in India, despite discontinuing in U.S. and Canada
2 years, 4 months ago

J&J continues to sell talc-based baby powder in India, despite discontinuing in U.S. and Canada

The Hindu  

India is a part of the pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson’s “worldwide portfolio assessment and commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio.’’ In its statement the Company said that as a result of this transition, talc-based Johnson’s baby powder will be discontinued globally in 2023. We stand firmly behind the decades of independent scientific analysis by …

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J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
2 years, 4 months ago

J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year

Associated Press  

Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it caused cancer. J&J insists, and the overwhelming majority of medical research on talc indicates, that the talc baby powder is safe and doesn’t cause cancer. The company did so after it saw …

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Johnson & Johnson to end global sales of talc-based baby powder from 2023
2 years, 4 months ago

Johnson & Johnson to end global sales of talc-based baby powder from 2023

The Hindu  

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on August 12, more than two years after it ended U.S. sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. In 2020, J&J announced that it would stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada because demand had fallen …

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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023
2 years, 4 months ago

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023

India Today  

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. In 2020, J&J announced that it would stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada because demand had fallen in …

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Johnson & Johnson baby talc controversy: Why the company will stop its production after 125 years
2 years, 4 months ago

Johnson & Johnson baby talc controversy: Why the company will stop its production after 125 years

India TV News  

Johnson & Johnson said that it would discontinue its talc-based baby powder globally by next year. The health care products company discontinued its baby powder sales in the United States and Canada two years ago. The move comes after thousands of lawsuits were filed against the company by several women who claimed that the talcum-based baby powder contained asbestos and …

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J&J faces lawsuit by Black women over baby powder and cancer
3 years, 5 months ago

J&J faces lawsuit by Black women over baby powder and cancer

LA Times  

Johnson & Johnson was sued on allegations of marketing baby powder to Black women even though it knew the product could cause ovarian cancer. “Internal documents demonstrate J&J targeted those Women across the country have said J&J’s talc-based powders caused their cancers, and the company faces more than 25,000 lawsuits over its products. Lawyers for the Black women’s group, which …

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Johnson & Johnson exploring putting Baby Powder litigation liabilities into bankruptcy: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Johnson & Johnson exploring putting Baby Powder litigation liabilities into bankruptcy: Report

Live Mint  

Johnson & Johnson is exploring a plan to offload liabilities from widespread Baby Powder litigation into a newly created business that would then seek bankruptcy protection, according to seven people familiar with the matter. J&J faces legal actions from tens of thousands of plaintiffs alleging its Baby Powder and other talc products contained asbestos and caused cancer. “Johnson & Johnson …

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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in U.S. and Canada
4 years, 7 months ago

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in U.S. and Canada

The Hindu  

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, making the decision after a consumer products “portfolio reassessment related to COVID-19.” The U.S. healthcare conglomerate said it would wind down sales of the product, which makes up about 0.5% of its U.S. consumer health business, in the …

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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling baby powder in US, Canada amid lawsuits claiming it causes cancer
4 years, 7 months ago

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling baby powder in US, Canada amid lawsuits claiming it causes cancer

India TV News  

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it is ending sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada, where demand has dwindled amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused cancer. “Demand for talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in North America has been declining due in large part to changes in consumer habits and fueled by …

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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in US, Canada; says demand drops due to 'misinformation'
4 years, 7 months ago

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in US, Canada; says demand drops due to 'misinformation'

Firstpost  

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced it would stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, saying demand had dropped in the wake of what it called “misinformation” about the product’s safety amid a barrage of legal challenges Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced it would stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States …

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J&J’s own expert, working for US regulator, found asbestos in Baby Powder
5 years, 2 months ago

J&J’s own expert, working for US regulator, found asbestos in Baby Powder

Live Mint  

Ever since Johnson & Johnson disclosed this month that a government test had turned up asbestos in its Baby Powder, the company has attacked the validity of the result. The private Maryland lab that found asbestos in Baby Powder under a contract with the FDA is run by a paid expert witness for J&J. Saldivar’s lab began testing cosmetic talc …

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