J&J to end global sales of talc-based baby powder

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Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday (Aug 11), more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. 'As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, we have made the commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio,'...

Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York on Oct 15, 2015.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.

The company faces about 38,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos, a known carcinogen. Those suing have said Johnson & Johnson should have to defend itself against the lawsuits, while defendants of J&J and the bankrupt subsidiary process say it is an equitable way to compensate claimants.

 

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