Johnson & Johnson recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder in US over asbestos concerns

Image: Shutterstock/Raihana Asral Image: Shutterstock/Raihana Asral JOHNSON & JOHNSON in the US has recalled a single batch of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online.J&J said the US Food and Drug Administration found minuscule amounts of asbestos in one bottle during routine testing and notified the company yesterday.

The recall comes as J&J fights thousands of lawsuits in which plaintiffs claim its iconic baby talcum powder was contaminated with asbestos and that it caused ovarian cancer or mesothelioma, a rare cancer linked to inhaling asbestos fibers. Several juries have reached multimillion-dollar verdicts against the company, nearly all of which are being appealed or have been overturned on appeal.

J&J says the company and its talc suppliers routinely test their talc to ensure there’s no asbestos. The talc is then crushed into a white powder and purified for use in personal care products to absorb moisture.

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