For decades, Johnson & Johnson's baby powder was a staple in homes worldwide, a symbol of comfort and care. But behind that soft white dust lies one of the biggest corporate health controversies in recent history. The American pharmaceutical giant is now facing a major lawsuit in the United Kingdom, accused of knowingly selling asbestos-contaminated talc, a substance linked to cancer.
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The class-action lawsuit, filed by around 3,000 people in the UK, draws on internal company memos and scientific reports suggesting that J&J was aware as early as the 1960s that its mineral-based talcum powder could contain fibrous minerals such as tremolite and actinolite, both forms of asbestos, a known carcinogen.
The case mirrors years of litigation in the United States, where J&J has already faced more than 67,000 claims from consumers alleging that prolonged u
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