For many years, Johnson & Johnson worked hard to convince women and mothers everywhere that its baby powder was gentle and pure. However, by using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder, those women and mothers may have been exposing themselves and their children to...
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Lawsuit blames contaminated Revlon products for a woman’s cancer
Revlon Inc., a popular cosmetics company, is being sued by a couple from Maryland. The couple alleges that contaminated ingredients in some Revlon products caused the wife to develop mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an aggressive type of cancer that usually occurs...
Do you know what is in your cosmetics?
You use cosmetics to appear more attractive—to highlight your eyes, brighten your lips or conceal minor blemishes. But would you still use them if you learned they could put you at risk for cancer or other diseases? Due to the lax regulation of U.S. cosmetics, many of...
Johnson & Johnson CEO sold stock ahead of asbestos report
As thousands of people wondered if their use of Johnson & Johnson talc products may have contributed to their cancers, the CEO of Johnson & Johnson was making $22 million from his sale of the company’s stock. The revelation came to light during a trial at...
What does the baby powder recall mean for people with cancer?
When you hear the words “baby powder,” you might think of soft, dry skin. You might immediately conjure an image of a dusty white powder. You might catch a phantom whiff of a reassuring fragrance. Or you might think of chest aches, coughs, labored breathing and...
Johnson & Johnson may face criminal charges for hiding asbestos
In recent years, Johnson & Johnson has faced thousands of lawsuits from people claiming that its baby powder gave them cancer. Their suits claim the baby powder held traces of carcinogenic asbestos, and jurors have already found the company responsible for more...
Johnson & Johnson settles 3 anti-talc cases
Johnson & Johnson, facing as many as 13,000 lawsuits that link asbestos in the company’s talc products to the development of cancer, suddenly settled three of those cases on March 27. The company has a mixed record in defending itself in the talc cases – it has...