America's Johnson and Johnson Problem

2 howard941 3 5/21/2025, 6:22:14 PM theatlantic.com ↗

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PaulHoule · 1d ago
reify · 1d ago
A book review

no-more-tears-johnson-johnson-alzheimers-health-care-book-review/682856/

However if we are really talking "America's Johnson and Johnson Problem"

How about, who decided to put asbestos in talcum powder used by Families worldwide.

Group action with 3,500 claimants alleges company knew its talcum powder products contained dangerous asbestos

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/04/johnson-and...

as well as 13,000 + claimants in the USA.

Ovarian Cancer and “Tainted Talc

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6461309/

what a lovely trustworthy company! not.

JohnFen · 1d ago
> who decided to put asbestos in talcum powder used by Families worldwide.

Nobody decided to put asbestos in talcum powder. It's a natural contaminant. J&J is certainly at fault for knowing it was there and not taking action about it, but they weren't adding it themselves.