In a victory for thousands of women suing Johnson & Johnson over claims that the company's baby powder and other talc ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Talc has been used in beauty and personal care products for decades, but concerns about contamination, inhalation, and long-term exposure have reshaped how it’s viewed today. Understanding what talc ...

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 ...

Johnson & Johnson is willing to pay almost $9 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder caused cancers, the company announced Apr. 4. The proposal is the latest chapter ...

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 ...

Thousands of lawsuits have alleged the company's talcum products caused cancer Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits that alleged its talcum-based baby powder caused ...