Johnson & Johnson stopped selling its talc-based baby powder in the U.S. and Canada in 2020. In 2023, it switched to a cornstarch formula. The company maintains its baby powder is safe. Its consumer products, including baby powder, are now part of Kenvue, a separate company that spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023.

About 3,000 people have filed a legal claim in the UK against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J), accusing the firm of knowingly selling baby powder contaminated with cancer-causing minerals, called asbestos.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the state and 42 others have reached a $700 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over safety lawsuits related to talcum powder. The lawsuits alleged Johnson & Johnson misled consumers ...

A coalition of attorneys general, including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, has reached a settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson. The $700 million nationwide settlement is related to the company's marketing of its baby powder and body powder ...

Johnson & Johnson has experienced a 17% increase in lawsuits alleging its talc-based baby powder causes cancer after a court rejected the company’s latest settlement attempt. According to securities filings released last week,

As many as 3,000 claimants assert that they or a family member developed ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from using Johnson’s Baby Powder, and are now seeking damages at the High Court in London.

More than 3,000 people in Britain have joined a lawsuit accusing the company of knowing that its baby powder contained carcinogenic fibers, including asbestos.

Thousands in the UK are suing Johnson & Johnson, alleging that the company's baby powder products concealed cancer risks

Thousands in the UK sue Johnson & Johnson over asbestos-linked talc. The £1 billion lawsuit could award victims up to £330,000 each in damages.