Global stop selling!Johnson & Johnson issued a statement

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On August 11, local time, Johnson & Johnson issued a statement saying that it would stop selling babies with talcum powder globally in 2023, and the baby's cool body powder will use corn starch components. At present, Johnson & Johnson has both sliding stone powder and corn starch.

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Johnson & Johnson has been trapped in a carcinogenic litigation quagmire for 6 years. During this period, consumers accused that Johnson & Johnson's cool body powder and other talc products contained asbestos, and long -term use can induce cancer.

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In August 2017, a jury in California in the United States judged that Johnson & Johnson commented on a woman with ovarian cancer 4.17 million US dollars, about RMB 2.8 billion, the most compensation amount of such cases. Patients said that the use of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and other talc powder -containing sanitary products are the "culprit of cancer."

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According to Reuters, there are 38,000 similar cases. It is worth noting that in 2020, Johnson & Johnson has stopped selling talc powder in North America and Canada. As of the closing of yesterday, Johnson & Johnson's stock price fell more than 2%.

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Global production will be discontinued in 2023

Repeatedly emphasized "without asbestos"

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In the statement, Johnson & Johnson said that babies containing talcum powder will be discontinued globally in 2023; at that time, baby cool body powder products will be all corn starch. At present, Johnson & Johnson has both sliding stone powder and corn starch.

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Johnson & Johnson believes that this transformation can meet the needs of consumers and customers and conform to the global trend of continuously changing; it also helps simplify product supply procedures and promote continuous product innovation.

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In addition, Johnson & Johnson once again emphasized that its products do not contain asbestos. "Independent scientific analysis of medical experts from all over the world proves that Johnson's® Baby Powder powder based on talcum powder is safe, without asbestos, and will not cause cancer."

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It is worth mentioning that in 2020, Johnson & Johnson has stopped selling talc powder in North America and Canada.

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It can be seen in Taobao's "Johnson & Johnson China Official Flagship Store" that both types of products: talc and corn starch are sold. Among them, the refreshing powder containing talc powder specifically stated in the picture that "does not add asbestos, naturally more at ease", and the monthly sales volume is 1W+.

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In the Q & A area of ​​talc noodles, consumers have also asked some questions about talc powder, worried that talcum powder will cause cancer. The merchant did not give a reply in the answer area.

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The corn starch refreshing powder is also on sale. The price is slightly more expensive than the talc powder pink, and the sales volume is low. The monthly sales are only 600+.

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Taobao customer service said that the above two products are produced in China. The reporter consulted the customer service on the sales of talc fans in 2023, and as of receiving the document, he did not receive a reply.

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Cantile for carcinogenic litigation quagmire

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Baby cool body powder is a star product of Johnson & Johnson, but it is charged with asbestos. Johnson & Johnson's carcinogenic litigation storm must start from 2016.

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In 2016, a female consumer in Alabama sued Johnson & Johnson, saying that he suffered from ovarian cancer because he had used Johnson & Johnson's cool body powder; In the same year, a consumer in South Dakota and a California consumer also sued Johnson's talc powder cherry, and received compensation of $ 55 million and $ 70 million, respectively.

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Since then, Johnson & Johnson began to fall into the quagmire of carcinogenic lawsuits.

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In August 2017, a jury in California in the United States sentenced Johnson & Johnson to a woman who suffered from ovarian cancer with ovarian cancer with a baby -containing powder and other talc powder, which was about 2.8 billion yuan. One of the largest cases. not

In 2018, a jury made a ruling in the St. Louis Court that Johnson & Johnson needed to compensate 22 women with ovarian cancer $ 2.5 billion. Johnson & Johnson filed an appeal, but both the Supreme Court of Missouri and the US Supreme Court rejected the appeal request.

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In 2018, Reuters also conducted a survey. The survey shows that Johnson & Johnson has been clearly knew that his talc products contain carcinogens asbestos.

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Reuters survey report

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The survey report shows that Johnson & Johnson's internal records, trial testimony, and other evidence show that in the period of at least 1971 to the early 1900s, Johnson & Johnson's raw slippery stone powder and finished powder are sometimes detected.

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In response, Johnson & Johnson responded that Reuters' report was "one -sided, false, and incredible."

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According to Reuters, litigation cases about Johnson & Johnson talcum powder have reached 38,000.

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In 2021, Johnson & Johnson, who was deeply trapped in the quagmire of the carcinogenic lawsuit, began "Golden Chan Shell": The establishment of a new subsidiary LTL Management LLC was responsible for all babies' claims.

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The United States allows a company to split at least two entities and bear legal responsibility by the newly established entity. This method is commonly known as two -stage bankruptcy law.

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The first hearing after the establishment of the new company opened a trial in a US bankruptcy court. Johnson & Johnson stated in the hearing that applying for bankruptcy protection is the best way to solve tens of thousands of lawsuits. At the hearing, Johnson & Johnson once again denied that the baby's refreshing powder and other talian powder products had the alite -cotton substance and carcinogenic allegations.

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CCTV Finance has previously reported that critics believe that Johnson & Johnson's application for bankruptcy protection is an unreasonable abuse of the legal system.

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The bankruptcy court documents show that before applying for bankruptcy protection, the company has faced a $ 3.5 billion judgment and reconciliation cost.

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In addition, Johnson & Johnson has invested $ 2 billion to set up a fund to pay the claim for related lawsuits. In other words, the total amount of compensation for the case of talcum powder on talcum powder is limited to within 2 billion US dollars.

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Source: China Fund News, Zhongxin Jingwei, Daily Economic News

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