Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that their baby powder contained cancer-causing asbestos: Report
In a shocking turn of events, it has been revealed that Johnson & Johnson were aware for decades about their baby powder occasionally testing positive for small amounts of asbestos. An in-depth investigation carried out by Reuters examined both internal company documents and court documents covering decades, and in the end found that from 1971 to the early 2000s, Johnson & Johnson were made fully aware that the talc content in their products would sometime test positive for the carcinogen, but the company had succeeded in keeping the news from reaching the public.
Johnson & Johnson had allegedly denied all the claims made in the report via a statement, as per People magazine, and branded it as “an absurd conspiracy theory.” The statement released in 1971 claimed that there was never any asbestos found in their products by the company, but it didn't end there. A Mount Sinai researcher had then written back to the company explaining that a “relatively small” amount of the carcinogen had been detected in its baby powder, Reuters revealed.
