Johnson & Johnson is willing to pay almost $9 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder caused cancers, the company announced Apr. 4. The proposal is the latest chapter ...

Cornstarch is a powder used in food as a thickening agent. It’s also used commercially in a wide range of products, from detergents to biodegradable plastics, according to a review published in ...

The company, sued by cancer patients who claimed its talc was contaminated with asbestos, stopped using the ingredient in North America in 2020. By Tiffany Hsu and Roni Caryn Rabin Tiffany Hsu and ...

Johnson Johnson is facing a large UK lawsuit over asbestos-contaminated baby powder, a substance linked to cancer.