Was Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder — asbestos documented in litigation?

Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Talc

Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder (Cosmetic Talcum Powder) and Johnson Shower to Shower

⚖ Litigation Record1894-2020 (talc-based Johnson Baby Powder; reformulated to corn starch base 2020)Asbestos-contaminated cosmetic talc raw material sourced from talc mines with documented asbestos veining

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

Johnson & Johnson (founded 1886, headquartered New Brunswick NJ) manufactured through the 20th century and until 2020 the Johnson’s Baby Powder cosmetic talcum powder product line (introduced 1894) and related talc products including Johnson’s Shower to Shower. In May 2020, Johnson & Johnson discontinued talc-based Baby Powder in North America and reformulated the product to a corn starch base; the talc formulation was globally discontinued in 2022.

Johnson & Johnson’s talc products sourced their raw talc from major talc mining operations including the historic Vermont talc mines and other U.S. and imported sources. Extensive documented laboratory testing, litigation-record evidence, and Johnson & Johnson’s own internal document production have confirmed the presence of trace asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder cosmetic talc through the documented production era. Johnson & Johnson has faced tens of thousands of asbestos and ovarian-cancer personal-injury actions related to talc products and has undertaken multiple bankruptcy-adjacent settlement structures.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and Shower to Shower cosmetic talc products contained asbestos-contaminated cosmetic talc raw material and that consumers who applied these products routinely over multi-decade use periods, particularly to infants and to adult perineal areas, were exposed to airborne asbestos fibers.

Johnson & Johnson has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation on an extremely large scale.

Workers Exposed

Consumer users of Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower
Household caregivers applying baby powder to infants
Cosmetology workers applying talc products professionally

If You Used Johnson’s Baby Powder or Shower to Shower

If you routinely used Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder or Shower to Shower cosmetic talcum powder during the asbestos era — including through routine application to infants or perineal use — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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If You Worked at Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder

If you or a family member worked at Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at this facility — and were diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related disease — you may have a legal claim. Time-sensitive filing deadlines apply.

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Product Facts

Trade NameJohnson & Johnson Baby Powder (Cosmetic Talcum Powder) and Johnson Shower to Shower

Years Produced1894-2020 (talc-based Johnson Baby Powder; reformulated to corn starch base 2020)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos-contaminated cosmetic talc raw material sourced from talc mines with documented asbestos veining

CategoryIndustrial-Talc Industrial-Chemicals

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Consumer talc usersCosmetology workersHousehold caregivers

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Were You Exposed to an Asbestos-Containing Product?

If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease and were exposed to asbestos-containing products, you and your family may have a legal claim. An attorney experienced in product liability and asbestos claims can evaluate your case — at no cost to you.

Living with a diagnosis?

If you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, a filing deadline may already be running. You may have a legal claim now — and claims can often be pursued even if the company is out of business.

Lost a loved one to mesothelioma?

Surviving spouses and children may pursue a wrongful-death claim and asbestos-trust recovery on a loved one's behalf — a separate deadline that can run from the date of passing.

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