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FDA test of Johnson's Baby Powder, 2019

FDA's contracted lab found trace asbestos in a sample from one bottle in 2019; J&J recalled that lot and disputes the result.

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The debate

What it found

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s finding of asbestos traces in a sample of Johnson’s Baby Powder in 20191

Who disputes it

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. 3 Dec 2019
Additionally, the Company’s investigation revealed that the testing protocol at AMA deviated from standard practice and that AMA did not execute a full asbestos confirmation as required by their lab’s test method.2

Each side is quoted in its own words. Whether a finding holds is not decided here.

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2019 FDA test of Johnson's Baby Powder, 2019
3 Dec 2019 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. disputes a finding of FDA test of Johnson's Baby Powder, 2019 According to Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.

Proof 2 sources

In re LTL Management, LLC, Nos. 22-2003 and others, opinion of the Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 30 Jan 2023. Primary record
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s finding of asbestos traces in a sample of Johnson’s Baby Powder in 2019
Company Investigation Confirms No Asbestos in Johnson's Baby Powder, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., 3 Dec 2019. Self-published
Additionally, the Company’s investigation revealed that the testing protocol at AMA deviated from standard practice and that AMA did not execute a full asbestos confirmation as required by their lab’s test method.
Our talc is safe and asbestos free, and these 150-plus tests, and the tests we routinely do to ensure the quality and safety of our talc-based products, are consistent with the results from renowned independent research labs over the past 40 years.

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