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In Battle Over Johnson’s Baby Powder, Asbestos Opens a New Legal Front [The New York Times]

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 
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Johnson & Johnson says its product is safe. But asbestos, a carcinogen that can exist underground near talc, was a concern inside the company for decades. Johnson & Johnson says that its Johnson’s Baby Powder has never contained asbestos and that claims are based on “junk science.” Credit Credit Jens Mortensen for The New York Times Supported by Dec. 14, 2018 The memos were concise and direct. An executive at Johnson & Johnson said the main ingredient in its best-selling baby powder could potentially be contaminated by asbestos, the dangerous mineral that can cause cancer. He recommended to senior staff in 1971 that the company “upgrade” its quality control of talc. Two years later, another executive raised a red flag, saying the company should no longer assume that its talc mines were asbestos-free. The powder, he said, sometimes contained materials that “might be classified as asbestos fiber.” The carcinogen , which often appears underground near talc Show less Read more
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