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Johnson & Johnson baby powder causes cancer… WARNING!!!
Johnson & Johnson will abandon talc-based baby powder in 2023 and rather will make it with cornstarch.
Its talc-based powder, which hasn’t been marketed in the United States and Canada since 2020, is at the center of tens of thousands of cases sanded by women who have had ovarian cancer after using regular talcum powder
Johnson & Johnson said it remains confident in the safety of the development.
But, in a press statement on Friday, the company reported it would stop selling talc-based powder around the world next year as part of a “worldwide portfolio assessment.”
“We continuously evaluate and optimize our portfolio to best 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 talc powder corporations have put warning tags on their goods, but Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) argued such a label would be confusing because it stood by its good. Some scientific studies have shown that women have a raised risk of ovarian cancer with talc use in the genital region, but others do not.
Cases have been filed against the company alleging that asbestos in its talcum powder causes cancer. A St. Louis jury had a $4.7 billion verdict against the company in 2018, saying the company was careless and did not warn clients about possible health risks from its baby powder.
“Our position on the safety of our cosmetic talc remains unchanged. We stand firmly behind the decades of independent scientific analysis by medical experts around the world that confirms talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder is safe, does not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer,” it stated in Friday’s report.
