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Johnson & Johnson will stop selling baby powder worldwide in 2023

2022-08-12T12:09:52.895Z


Johnson & Johnson will ditch talc-based baby powder next year and instead make it from cornstarch.


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New York (CNN Business) --

Johnson & Johnson will ditch talc-based baby powder next year and instead make it with cornstarch.

Its talc-based powder, which hasn't been sold in the United States and Canada since 2020, is at the center of tens of thousands of lawsuits filed by women who have developed ovarian cancer after regularly using talc.


Johnson & Johnson says it remains confident in the product's safety.

But, in a statement on Friday, the company said it would stop selling talcum powder worldwide next year as part of a "global portfolio assessment."

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"We continually evaluate and optimize our portfolio to better position the business for long-term growth," the company said in a statement.

"This transition will help simplify our product offerings, deliver sustainable innovation and meet the needs of our consumers, customers and evolving global trends."

A handful of talcum powder companies have put warning labels on their products, but Johnson & Johnson argued that such a label would be misleading because it endorsed its product.

Some scientific studies have shown that women have an increased risk of ovarian cancer with the use of talc in the genital area, but others have not.

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Lawsuits have been filed against the company alleging that asbestos in its talcum powder causes cancer.

A St. Louis jury returned a $4.7 billion verdict against the company in 2018, saying the company was negligent and failed to warn consumers about the potential health risks of its baby powder.

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"Our position on the safety of our cosmetic talc remains unchanged. We strongly support the decades of independent scientific analysis by medical experts around the world confirming that Johnson's Baby Powder Talc-Based Talc is safe, contains no asbestos, and is non-toxic. it causes cancer,” he said in the ad Friday.

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Source: cnnespanol

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