Thousands take legal action claiming talcum powder gave them cancer View Image

Thousands of people are taking legal action against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, claiming it knowingly sold asbestos-contaminated talcum powder in the UK. As many as 3,000 people have alleged that either they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from using Johnson’s Baby Powder, and are seeking damages at the High Court in London.

Lawyers for the group said in court documents filed on Thursday that Johnson & Johnson (J&J), along with current and former subsidiaries Johnson & Johnson Management and Kenvue UK, should all be held liable. They said J&J “concealed” the risk to the public for decades, having now replaced talc with corn starch in its baby powder in the

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