The FDA has withdrawn a proposed rule requiring testing for asbestos in talc. Without the FDA talc asbestos rule, consumers ...

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Thousands of people in the UK claim that using talcum powder has given them cancer and are suing the manufacturer of Johnson’s baby powder. The product has been used for decades, for babies and people ...

CHICAGO -- Johnson & Johnson is trying once again to use the bankruptcy courts to settle tens of thousands of cases that claim its talc products cause cancer. The pharmaceutical company is now willing ...

Beauty products are often filled with ingredients that most of us probably don’t recognize ― and can’t even pronounce. While that’s not inherently a bad thing, there is a rising emphasis on clean ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 4:35 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2024 to add an Avon spokesperson’s comments. An iconic makeup brand best known for its door-to-door sales representatives has filed for ...

A U.S. district judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging Johnson & Johnson committed fraud by repeatedly attempting to use a shell company's bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson is earmarking nearly $9 billion to cover allegations that its baby powder containing talc caused cancer, more than quadrupling the amount that the company had ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Johnson & Johnson is willing to pay almost $9 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder caused ...