Johnson & Johnson just recalled a batch of baby powder after a test found asbestos. The company is facing thousands of lawsuits over the product.

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The FDA found a trace of asbestos in samples from a bottle of baby powder purchased from an online retailer. J&J says its product is safe.

Johnson & Johnson is recalling a single lot of its baby powder after the Food and Drug Administration found a tiny amount of asbestos in samples from a single bottle purchased from an online retailer. Talcum powder, or talc, a mineral that makes up baby powder, has been at the center of thousands of lawsuits against the company alleging that the substance contributed to cancers, the Wall Street Journal reported. J&J says that its baby powder is safe.

Johnson & Johnson is recalling a single lot of its baby powder after the Food and Drug Administration found a tiny amount of asbestos in samples from a single bottle purchased from an online retailer. Talcum powder, or talc, a mineral that makes up baby powder, has been at the center of thousands of lawsuits against the company alleging that the substance contributed to cancers, the Wall Street Journal reported. J&J says that its baby powder is safe.

 

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Clara_Feinstein Have you seen this?

Asbestos in baby powder?! This is fake news! I love businessinsider! Why is the staff...wait! Oh my God! Asbestos in baby powder! Why isn't the entire Johnson family (every last one) and their pets locked up in a Super Max prison? This family are stone cold killers!

Mother Fs!

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What? Even my niece's been using this since she was born.

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