Category: Talcum Powder

With asbestos litigation being the longest, most expensive mass tort in American history, most people are familiar with the naturally occurring set of minerals, its known dangers, and the many laws regulating its use and abatement which exist today. ...

In October of 2019, the Food and Drug Administration discovered a trace amount of asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder. Though the product contained only “sub-trace levels” of asbestos contamination, Johnson & Johnson acted with ...

Earlier this month, Big Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) scored a victory in its ongoing talcum powder litigation when a California jury rejected a woman’s claims that her cancer was caused by the company’s well-known baby powder. The ...

Researchers recently discovered that Just Shine Shimmer Powder makeup, sold at Justice, a national youth retail chain, tested positive for asbestos. The Scientific Analytical Institute (SAI), based out of Greensboro, NC found that tremolite asbestos ...

A new jury verdict in St. Louis resulted in Johnson & Johnson being ordered to pay a South Dakota woman $55 million regarding the connection between talcum powder and ovarian cancer. This is the most recent verdict after another St. Louis jury or ...

Researchers at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Epidemiology Center at Brigham and the Women’s Hospital in Boston conducted a study to determine the link between talcum powder usage and the risk of ovarian cancer. Results of the study show t ...