In its natural form, some talc contains asbestos which has been known to cause cancers.

Although Johnson & Johnson has been sued and lost cases where asbestos in their baby powder has been linked to cancer and other health issues, and is currently facing as many as 15,000 new claims, this is the first time the company has recalled this product for possible asbestos contamination. Prior to this, U.S. health and consumer regulators had not found asbestos in Johnson & Johnson baby powder.

Johnson & Johnson’s voluntary recall, was of one lot of their baby powder that was produced and shipped in the United States in 2018. They received a report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that told them about the asbestos findings. The FDA was not available for comment but Johnson & Johnson says that they are working with them to determine the integrity of the tested sample, as well as the validity of the FDA’s test results.

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