Appeals court upholds jury’s verdict in Johnson’s Baby Powder case, while reducing the damages J&J must pay by more than half. A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder caused ovarian cancer in 22 women, though the court reduced by more than half the $4.69 billion in … Continue reading “Missouri Court Cuts Talc-Powder Verdict Against J&J to $2.1 Billion”

Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it is discontinuing its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada as demand fell in light of mounting lawsuits that said it caused cancer. J&J attributed the decline “in large part to changes in consumer habits and fueled by misinformation around the safety of the product and … Continue reading “Johnson & Johnson discontinues talc-based baby powder in US and Canada”

FDA held a public meeting on testing methods for asbestos in talc and cosmetic products containing talc on February 4, 2020 at the FDA White Oak Campus (10903 New Hampshire Ave, The Great Room, Building 31, Silver Spring, Md. 20993). The purpose of the public meeting was to discuss and obtain scientific data and information … Continue reading “Public Meeting on Testing Methods for Asbestos in Talc and Cosmetic Products Containing Talc”

Since at least the 1970s, the regulatory agency downplayed health concerns about talc in powders and cosmetics, deferring again and again to manufacturers. Only now, as pressure mounts from lawsuits and a Reuters investigation, is the agency stepping up testing. At an invitation-only gathering late last year, U.S. regulators and their guests huddled at a … Continue reading “FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc”

Facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc caused cancer, J&J insists on the safety and purity of its iconic product. But internal documents examined by Reuters show that the company’s powder was sometimes tainted with carcinogenic asbestos and that J&J kept that information from regulators and the public. Darlene Coker knew she was dying. … Continue reading “Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder”

The following quote is attributed to Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: “The FDA is committed to keeping consumers safe from potentially contaminated cosmetic products. As part of this effort, in September 2018, the agency awarded AMA Analytical Services, Inc. (AMA) a one-year contract to test certain talc-containing … Continue reading “FDA In Brief: FDA Releases Final Report of Talc-containing Cosmetic Products Tested for Asbestos”