A Suffolk County jury has awarded $8 million in favor of Janice Paluzzi, a Massachusetts woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of using Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) talcum powder products.

In 1989, Johnson & Johnson sold its talc subsidiary. Instead of taking the opportunity to transition Johnson’s Baby Powder entirely to cornstarch, as other giants like Pfizer were doing, the company ...

Talc, an anti-caking agent that is mined from rock, is prevalent in food and pharmaceutical products. Plaintiff firms have filed hundreds of lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson, ...

We explore an expansive talc mine filled with striking pyrite crystals. After a long and challenging hike, we descend into a complex network of old, partially collapsed tunnels. Navigating through ...

Identifying Rocks and Minerals Hardness Wikibooks,open books.To test the hardness of a specimen take it and try to scratch it with the first rock your in your hardness kit,Talc,if it is scratched then ...

Cancer-causing asbestos is found in the same rock types as talc deposits and may be inseparable from talc in the mining process. Talc, meanwhile, is used in cosmetics to absorb moisture, prevent the ...

Long-running litigation against Johnson & Johnson alleges the company's talc baby powder caused women to develop ovarian cancer. The company in June agreed to pay $700 million to settle ...

Asbestos, a known carcinogen, is found in the same rock types as talc deposits and may be inseparable from talc in the mining process. Because there is the potential for contamination of talc with ...

Talcum rock is a solid mineral that's mined from the earth and powdered to produce talc. The microscopic appearance of talc and asbestos fibres are dissimilar but they share other characteristics.