Johnson & Johnson , to End Sales of Baby Powder With Talc , by 2023.
Johnson & Johnson , to End Sales of Baby Powder With Talc , by 2023.
Johnson & Johnson announced the shift of ingredients on Aug.
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It has already removed the ingredient from the version of the product that is sold in U.S. and Canadian stores.
According to Johnson & Johnson, cornstarch will replace the talc ingredient.
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The announcement comes in the wake of thousands of lawsuits that have been filed in regard to the company's baby power.
The lawsuits allege the product's talc ingredient has led to incidents of numerous forms of cancer.
The company's baby powder is widely considered one of its signature products.
When demand fell significantly.
... Johnson & Johnson pulled the products from North American shelves in 2020.
A spokeswoman for the company cited the decision to pull baby powder as one due to ... ... “misleading talc litigation advertising that caused global confusion and unfounded concern,” about whether or not the product is safe.
Johnson & Johnson maintains that talc in the product does not lead to cancer.
The company's claims are supported by a significant majority of medical research that has been conducted on the company's baby powder
