J&J Broke Into A Sprint To Test Talcum Powder After Recall

Introduction

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that they did not find any marks of contamination in their talcum powder during an independent testing done just 11 days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning.

The Pennsylvania laboratory where the tests were conducted discovered some amounts of asbestos in several baby powder samples, which was considered useless as the air conditioner at the lab was found to be contaminated. The follow-up tests conducted at the lab did not show any trace of asbestos.

Last month, J&J announced a voluntary recall of a single batch of its baby powder after receiving a warning from the FDA. The recall, applied to lot #22318RB, affected 33,000 bottles of talcum powder.

Nearly 14,000 Talcum Powder and Shower-to-Shower lawsuits are consolidated under multidistrict litigation MDL No. 2738; In Re: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation. Lawsuits are also pending in a coordinated California proceeding under Judicial Council Coordinated Proceeding No. 4877.

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J&J Broke Into A Sprint To Test Talcum Powder After Recall