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May 20, 2020

Johnson & Johnson to End Some Talcum Powder Sales over Asbestos
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Johnson & Johnson says it has stopped selling its brand of talcum powder
in the United States and Canada. In 2018, a Reuters investigation found
the pharmaceutical giant knew as early as 1971 that some of its talcum
powder contained dangerous levels of asbestos, but covered up its
findings about the deadly carcinogen. It has faced tens of thousands of
lawsuits.


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