J&J shares nosedive on report it knew of asbestos in Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson moved to contain fallout from a Reuters report that had said the healthcare conglomerate knew for decades about cancer-causing asbestos in its Baby Powder. Roselle Chen reports......»»

India's federal drug regulator will on Wednesday seize samples of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder for testing, local media said, following a Reuters report that the company knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in the product......»»

Drug inspectors have seized samples of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder from a factory in northern India, an industry source said on Wednesday, following a Reuters report that the firm knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in the product......»»

India's federal drug regulator will on Wednesday seize samples of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder for testing, local media said, following a Reuters report that the company knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in the product......»»

U.S. Democratic Senator Patty Murray sent a letter to Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday seeking information related to allegations in a Reuters Special Report that the healthcare company knew about the presence of asbestos in its talc-based baby powder......»»

Shares of Johnson & Johnson rallied 2.5% in midday trading, enough to lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory, after the consumer and healthcare products company said new tests on baby powder f.....»»

Shares of Johnson & Johnson suffers another blow Friday related to product safety, as the consumer products giant’s recall of some baby powder, after tests reveal traces of asbestos......»»

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after the U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online. Yahaira Jacquez reports......»»

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after the U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online. Yahaira Jacquez reports......»»

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U.S. stocks slumped on Friday as weak data from China and Europe stoked fears of a global economic slowdown, while Johnson & Johnson slid after Reuters reported the company knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder......»»

U.S. stocks fell on fears about global economic slowdown after weak data from China and Europe, with Johnson & Johnson plunging following Reuters story that said J&J knew about asbestos in Baby Powder for decades. Roselle Chen reports......»»

Three directors of the consumer-health-care giant together bought about half a million dollars of stock Friday as shares tumbled......»»

Three directors of the consumer-health-care giant together bought about half a million dollars of stock Friday as shares tumbled......»»

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images J&J's faces high-stakes lawsuits relating to claims that the company failed to warn customers about traces of asbestos in its baby powder products. In court testimony on Monday, CEO Alex Gorsky said he rel.....»»

Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Alex Gorsky on Monday faced questions from plaintiffs lawyers over the timing of his sale of company stock, as he testified for the first time in a jury trial over allegations that the company's Baby Powder causes cancer......»»

Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Alex Gorsky told a jury Monday that he did not read all the internal company documents related to potential asbestos contamination in Johnson's Baby Powder......»»

Johnson & Johnson was cleared by a St. Louis jury of causing a Missouri woman's cancer that she blamed on asbestos-tainted talc powder, according to a report from Bloomberg. This is the company's eighth win this year in talc-related cases. A jury .....»»

ohnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that more tests showed that Johnson's Baby Powder was free of asbestos after U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigations had found trace amounts of the material......»»