Major brand Johnson & Johnson is set to stop selling baby powder containing talc after allegations that it causes cancer worldwide. The company has announced that it will phase out talcum baby powder globally by 2023. The supplement (sale) of the powder has been discontinued in the US for over two years.
The business announced in a statement that it is switching to baby powder based on cornstarch. The company claimed that baby powder containing cornstarch is currently available in many nations.
2020 London The company has discontinued its talcum baby powder in the US and Canada. A number of people had approached the court alleging that the company's talcum powders caused cancer (cancer). With this, a significant drop in demand was found for the year.
38,000 people went to court against the company after the presence of cancer-causing asbestos was found in the dust.Johnson & Johnson, however, has refuted the accusations and announced that it will stop marketing the product internationally. Johnson & Johnson issued a statement saying, "Decades of scientific testing have demonstrated that talc is safe and free of asbestos.
The business sacked LTL management, filed for bankruptcy, and put on hold any ongoing legal proceedings in October. The corporation had spent $3.5 billion on court rulings and settlements prior to declaring bankruptcy. Records show that the court gave 22 women awards totaling more than Rs 2 billion.
A major shareholder also urged the corporation to stop selling talcum baby powder internationally in April. However, the business did not take his proposal into consideration. According to a 2018 Reuters investigation, the business had long known that asbestos, a cancer-causing substance, was included in its talc goods.Company records and other data indicate that the company's finished powders and raw tacks included trace levels of asbestos from 1971 until the early 2000s. The business emphasised to the media and the audience, though, that its talc courts are secure and do not lead to cancer.
A woman who had used the company's baby powder and feminine products for several decades was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In 2016, a court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million in damages to their families.A year later, a court also ordered the company to pay $417 million to another woman who claimed to have developed ovarian cancer from using the company's talc products. Johnson & Johnson began selling baby powder in 1894.
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