LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Chanel, Revlon and L’Oreal, three of the biggest brands in cosmetics, are quietly moving away from using talc in some products as U.S. cancer lawsuits and consumer concerns mount. Luxury beauty company Chanel has removed talc fro... More »
(Reuters) – An expert panel formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed asbestos testing standards for cosmetics that reject long-held industry positions and reflect those of public health authorities and experts for thousands of plaintiffs wh... More »
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Friday its investigation into asbestos contamination of its baby powder could take 30 days or more, after announcing it planned to recall about 33,000 bottles of the product in the United States. The company said it had re... More »
(Reuters) – 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 bottle purchased online. J&J shares fell more than 6% to... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said on Friday that it found that a sample from one lot of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder contained chrysotile fibers, a type of asbestos, confirming test results the company disclosed earlier on Friday... More »
