Johnson & Johnson baby powder to be removed from all UK stores in 2023
dailyrecord.co.ukStarting next year, Johnson & Johnson will be pulling all of its talc-based baby powder from shelves in the UK. This is part of a global canning of the product, with sales declining following tens of thousands of legal complaints.
The product was claimed to have contained asbestos, which lawsuits say led to thousands of women developing ovarian cancer. The claim made by the lawsuits is that talc is mined from the earth and can be found in seams close to asbestos, reports the Mirror.
Johnson & Johnson stands by the independent research that claims their talc-based products are safe to use. Despite the company's insistence that their talc products are safe, they will be phased out globally through 2023.
This comes after the product was removed from shelves in the US and Canada two years ago, with Johnson and Johnson blaming "misinformation" over the safety of the product for its declining sales.In regards to the current global phasing out, Johnson & Johnson said: "As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, we have made the commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio."The company added: "As a result of this transition, talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder will be discontinued globally in 2023.
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