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 ...

In December 2025, a Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $1.5 Billion to a woman with mesothelioma from J&J talc ...

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner, in the District of New Jersey, issued a certification that she would grant ...

Talc has been used in beauty and personal care products for decades, but concerns about contamination, inhalation, and ...

The FDA withdrew a proposal requiring manufacturers to test for asbestos in makeup containing talc. But there are ways to protect yourself. The FDA’s withdrawal of a proposed asbestos-testing rule ...

Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit by dozens of states that accused the pharmaceutical industry giant of intentionally misleading customers about the safety of its talc-based ...

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 ...

New research published this week lends credence to the more than 50,000 lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson that allege its talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer. The analysis, released ...

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Federal health officials are scrutinizing a mineral—added to some makeup, medications, and foods—that many people have never thought twice about: talc. The JAMA article added that talc remains common, ...

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