Man sues Johnson & Johnson for $25m claiming talcum powder killed his wife - The lawsuit, filed in Maine, claims Cynthia ...

Exclusive: Jane Campbell is one of thousands of women in the UK planning legal action against one of the world’s largest ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal ...

Lawyers claim Johnson & Johnson “knew for decades” that there was allegedly asbestos present in its talc products, although the company strenuously maintains that its baby powder was safe and ...

It follows years of lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and other companies alleging links between talc-based baby powder and cancer. Despite the lawsuits, research has found mixed evidence of a ...

Talcum powder is commonly used in baby powder, cosmetics and some personal hygiene products. Cartwright “used the J&J Products to powder her feet and other bodily parts,” the lawsuit said.

“Those findings uniformly show the absence of asbestos contamination in Johnson’s Baby Powder and the talc sourced for Johnson’s Baby Powder. Independent science makes clear that talc is not ...