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 ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal comes ...

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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 discontinued its legacy talc-based baby-powder products in the U.S. and Canada after thousands of suits alleging asbestos contamination led to a decline in sales. The healthcare ...

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 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 ...