Johnson & Johnson to stop manufacturing their talc-based baby powder

"As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, we have made the commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio," the company said.

Read More:HSE flags more than 3,000 social media posts for misinformation about Covid-19 pandemic and vaccination Johnson & Johnson stopped selling talc-based powder in the US and Canada in 2020, saying that sales had dropped due to “misinformation” about the effects of the product. The company is the subject of around 38,000 lawsuits from consumers who claim the baby powder caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos.Despite the company’s denials however, the use of talc in their baby powder will be discontinued next year.

In response to the legal actions, Johnson & Johnson created a subsidiary company, LTL Management, in October. That new company was assigned the talc lawsuits and then immediately placed into bankruptcy, putting the claims on hold.

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