Johnson & Johnson, stop selling talc in the US and Canada

    Johnson & Johnson, stop selling talc in the US and Canada

    Johnson & Johnson will no longer sell its popular baby powder in the US and Canada due to declining sales following carcinogenicity allegations

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    The giant Johnson & Johnson has announced the stop to the sale of its well-known talc in both the United States and Canada. The reason? The drop in demand for the product. A clear and striking example of how with our purchases we can make a difference.





    We have told you several times about Johnson & Johnson talc, a product accused of being carcinogenic. Precisely for this reason the company is still facing thousands of lawsuits from consumers, especially Americans, who accuse it of the health problems encountered following the prolonged use of talc.

    More specifically it is 16.000 legal actions who brought the company's talc-based products to court on charges of being contaminated with asbestos, a known carcinogen.

    In October 2019, 33 packages of the company's talcum powder had been withdrawn precisely because they were contaminated with asbestos.

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    Justice has proved consumers right several times who have chosen the legal path, the J&J has in fact been sentenced several times to pay fine compensation, for a total of billions of dollars.

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    Despite the fact that the company has, during all these years, always defended the safety of its products for consumers (including talc) negative fame has had (finally, we say) its effect.

    Johnson & Johnson stated that in the coming months Johnson's Baby Powder will be sold out in both the United States and Canada, this means that retailers will continue to sell existing stock but then the product will disappear from the market.

    The company said demand for Johnson's Baby Powder was on the decline in North America:



    "Largely due to changes in consumer habits and fueled by misinformation on product safety"

    Talc will continue to be sold in other markets around the world where there is significantly higher consumer demand for such a product.

    Johnson's continues to argue that:

    “We remain firmly confident in the safety of Johnson's Baby Powder based on talc. Decades of independent scientific studies conducted by medical experts around the world support the safety of our product "

    The company added that the choice was part of a reassessment of its products prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The note states that:

    "It stopped shipping hundreds of items to the United States and Canada to prioritize high-demand products and to allow for adequate social distancing in manufacturing and distribution facilities during this unprecedented pandemic."

    Bringing up the coronavirus is perhaps a way to cushion the bad blow a bit. However, this seems to us an excellent example to better understand the power we have towards companies.

    If we consciously choose not to purchase products of dubious safety (and this also applies to the food sector) we may finally see change something, just like what happened with Johnson's talc.



    Fonte: BBC/ Johnson & Johnson 

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