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Women with cancer awarded billions in US baby powder suit

Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 24 08:07 AM

A Missouri appeals court Tuesday ordered Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary to pay $2.1 billion in damages to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on the company’s talcum products, including its iconic baby powder.   Read more »

Johnson & Johnson to stop sales of talc-based baby powder in US, Canada

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 07:56 AM

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson announced on Tuesday it would stop selling talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada, where sales had already been hit by changing consumer habits and fears the product causes cancer.   Read more »

Johnson & Johnson says recalled baby powder asbestos-free

Tiffany Hsu, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 30 08:36 AM

The company had recalled 33,000 bottles of the product earlier this month after the regulator said it discovered evidence of chrysotile asbestos in a bottle bought from an online retailer. Johnson & Johnson said 15 new tests of that very bottle came up clean. Read more »

J&J says Philippines not included in recall of baby powder linked with asbestos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 12:10 AM

MANILA—Johnson & Johnson said Monday only baby powder products distributed in the United States were recalled over alleged asbestos contamination. Read more »

J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample

Julie Steenhuysen and Lisa Girion, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 19 05:43 PM

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after US health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online. Read more »

J&J Baby Powder maker wins California lawsuit over cancer claim

Nate Raymond, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 17 07:49 AM

A California jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who said she developed the cancer mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the company's talc-based products including J&J's Baby Powder. Read more »

California judge tosses baby powder cancer verdict vs J&J

Tina Bellon and Nate Raymond, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 21 11:52 AM

A California judge on Friday threw out a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using its talc-based products like Johnson's Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.   Read more »

Johnson's Baby Powder maker told to pay $417M in cancer lawsuit

Nate Raymond, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 22 08:21 AM

A California jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products like Johnson's Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.   Read more »