Topline: Johnson & Johnson initiated a recall of its baby powder Friday “out of an abundance of caution” after samples tested from a bottle found it contained trace levels of asbestos. What to ...

Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay at least $25 million to a woman who said she contracted a rare asbestos-related cancer through decades of daily use of its baby powder or its other talc ...

Johnson & Johnson recalled about 33,000 bottles of baby powder in October after a US Food and Drug Administration contractor found small amounts of asbestos in samples of baby powder.

Johnson & Johnson also said last fall that it would turn its consumer health business — which sold the baby powder, Band-Aid bandages and other products — into a separate publicly traded company.

Johnson & Johnson—which denies claims against its powder— set aside $8.9 billion in its bankruptcy filing last year to resolve some 40,000 cases, though that plan was subsequently shot down by ...

FILE - In this April 15, 2011, file photo, a bottle of Johnson's baby powder is displayed. Johnson & Johnson is ending production of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder, which has been ...

In April, Johnson & Johnson’s shareholders voted against a proposal to stop sales of the talc baby powder in global markets such as Asia and South America — a request that had been fueled by ...