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Business Matters: Johnson & Johnson denies baby powder contained asbestos

Johnson & Johnson denies baby powder contained asbestos

15/12/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Johnson & Johnson denies baby powder contained asbestos

The company faces lawsuits claiming that its talc products caused cancer, which it denies

Shares in Johnson & Johnson plunged more than 10% on Friday, after Reuters reported that the US pharmaceutical giant had known about asbestos tainting its talcum powder for decades.
The report comes as the company faces thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talc products caused cancer.
Reuters' review of documents found the company was aware of trace amounts of asbestos since at least 1971. Lisa Girion talks to the programme.
J&J lawyers said: "Johnson & Johnson's baby powder is safe and asbestos-free... The Reuters article is one-sided, false and inflammatory."

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(Picture: Johnson's baby powder. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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