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 ...

A Maryland jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $1.5B in a lawsuit regarding talc in its baby powder.

In December 2025, a Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $1.5 Billion to a woman with mesothelioma from J&J talc ...

After thousands of lawsuits that claimed Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder contained asbestos, the company announced Tuesday that it will stop selling the talc-based baby powder in the U.S. and Canada.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner, in the District of New Jersey, issued a certification that she would grant ...

A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of Mae Moore, who died in 2021 from mesothelioma, a rare cancer linked to asbestos-contaminated talc exposure. This ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 13: In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson's baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson sits on a table on July 13, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A Missouri jury ...

Talc has been used in beauty and personal care products for decades, but concerns about contamination, inhalation, and ...

Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit by dozens of states that accused the pharmaceutical industry giant of intentionally misleading customers about the safety of its talc-based ...

Thousands of people in the UK claim that using talcum powder has given them cancer and are suing the manufacturer of Johnson’s baby powder. The product has been used for decades, for babies and people ...

Federal health officials are scrutinizing a mineral—added to some makeup, medications, and foods—that many people have never thought twice about: talc. The JAMA article added that talc remains common, ...