Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a ...

Earlier this month, J&J recalled around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after the FDA found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.

Nearly 42,000 bottles of baby powder sold across the country have been recalled due to the risk they are contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.

Using paper instead of glass to produce 10 million bottles would cut carbon emissions by about 4,663 tonnes of carbon dioxide too, according to a study conducted by Intertek, a spokesperson for ...

FILE – In this April 15, 2011 file photo, a bottle of Johnson’s baby powder is displayed in San Francisco. A St. Louis jury on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, awarded a California woman more than $70 ...

Doctors should note that microplastics measuring 30-500 μm have been detected in bottled water, soft drinks, tea, beer, and even glass-bottled wine.

The company is investigating whether the bottle is counterfeit and how the contamination occurred. The recalled lot contained 33,000 bottles. J&J shares dropped 4% to $130.86.

Johnson & Johnson is recalling a single lot of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online. News 12 Staff • Oct 18, 2019 ...