Inside the Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Controversy | Bloomberg Investigates

[@business]

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[@worldtocomepodcasts444]

People need to go to jail, this whole corporate protection thing needs removing

[@joylisawall9717]

And marketing it for babies. Perhaps if it stopped there….but even that is disgusting. For shame the prison testing…it is all insane

[@ashgreene4914]

Unfortunately the prison system is primarily setup for the poor.

[@PracticalPerry]

Yup, and who do you think directed the misconduct, misinformation? The corporate attorneys, just like big tobacco attorneys. When you see wrongdoing at a corporation, a university, etc, start from the top, specifically the office of legal counsel. They are the primary wrongdoers. I know, because I work in the legal arena.

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

Capitalism. It’s not corporations that’s like putting a band aid on cancer.

[@mohdazminishak6387]

The best job in the US is lawyer…can sue and become rich

[@bob_obba]

it's insane that they still sell the Talc version in the UK

[@meltedice-cream6499]

I think they have only taken back stock from us and canada

[@HogwartsBasement]

Just not the asbestos version

[@LittleKitty22]

Not any more. Johnsons&Johnsons baby powder in the UK is now made with corn starch - which feeds bacteria. Say hello to fungal infections and acne... hope you are happy now!

[@ugh4719]

@@HogwartsBasement unfortunately, the nature of talc means that asbestos contamination is very hard to completely avoid. it is almost the same structure.

[@jksanrio]

If a group of individuals knowingly poisoned a group of people, every single person would be criminally investigated and arrested. If the group who did the exact same thing is called a corporation, most if not all of them will get away with it.

[@winstong7867]

😢

[@alexmcneill2627]

Making people pay to poison themselves

[@yiminyu7131]

No it’s if those individuals bankrolled congress they would not get investigated

[@evilsimeon]

How astute.

[@charliemartinez4664]

welcome to america! first time?

[@Itgyrl909]

I appreciate hearing the victims perspective, even if through family members. It just hits deeper when you hear the voices of those impacted the most.

[@01jbeals]

One of the most profound stories I’ve ever heard. When they found the asbestos in her lymph nodes & in the same baby powder in her own home, oh man, I just felt so overwhelmed for her. This is so, so despicable 😢

[@mbm8690]

Your icon doesn't match what you wrote. Stop insulting me.

[@URFUTUREUK]

Never used it it's disgusting and can be inhaled. My daughter was brought up without it and is absolutely fine.

[@josephsonnier3594]

Johnson and Johnson owns opioids farms , some more trouble for consumers

[@URFUTUREUK]

@@josephsonnier3594 oh well people still breed mindlessly

[@QEsposito510]

I lost my aunt this year to ovation cancer. She had one of the healthiest lifestyles I knew; no alcohol, no red meat, no smoking, plenty of hiking and swimming. She, like so many others in healthcare used J&J baby powder to stay fresh during their long shifts. She didn’t live to resolve the lawsuit she was a part of. I hope for the sake of everyone who’s lost family to this insidious company, that Johnson & Johnson is ran into the ground. They’re still selling it like none of this is real, and it’s psychotic.

[@deedetres703]

within 3 years of me sharing my evidence "covid" and mandatory vaccines happened - it has been scary to see people not be able to debate science

[@susanlovesjava4961]

Lack of red meat may have contributed.

[@_save.]

​@@susanlovesjava4961There's alternatives to red meat, so that bladder & colon cancer can be avoided (I grew up with eating red meats, multiple times a day as a kid, and my health is wrecked)

[@katyafan]

@@susanlovesjava4961 Source for that?

[@peterverling1537]

Please help all of us. J and J are again trying the Texas two step. My sole mate, mother of my three daughters, passed away from ovarian cancer due to her lifelong use of J and J baby powder. It has been 4 years this month, and still, I sit next to her ashes, unable to move forward with my life. I want to make it clear that this is not about money for me. I personally don't want a dime from the company that knowingly murdered my wife and thousands of others. What I'm asking from you is justices. This is the United States of America. How could this happen. I truly believe J and J plan is to continue this strategy until everyone who has been hurt by a product they knew caused cancer is no longer alive. Please help all of us. Thank you Peter Verling

[@_save.]

I am so deeply, painfully sorry and I want this message to be seen by everyone.

[@ccthefibro_freak97]

I’m soo very sorry for your loss😢❤Absolutely cruel and heartbreaking a company would do this and not make things right with their products and all the customers they have caused harm too😫I hope they all get the karma they deserve one day. Rest in Peace to your lovely wife❤

[@CamRowdy]

I was told over 20 years ago from my aunt not to put powder in my lower area b/c it causes cancer! If it wasn’t for her, and I’m not sure how she knew I would have been doing it to this day!

[@denisemarie6029]

I pray that judge Kaplan makes the right decision and throws this bankruptcy case out like he did the last one. These are peoples lives here! They have harmed so many people. They need to be held to a higher safety standard than this. JNJ should be held accountable. They need to change the way they do business!!

[@GoBrand0n]

Johnson and Johnson Bk filling rejected for the 2nd time

[@Roses-lilac]

If you are depending on the Supreme Court I would not hold my breath.

[@adristrydom5154]

This is scary, 'cause it's still sold here in South Africa and widely used

[@annwilliams6438]

I thought we got it from our own mines though??? Ie. Not from the same sources as the American talc.

[@peterheinzo515]

Talk is still widely used.

[@kenharris5390]

Just another corporate criminal who will never be brought to justice.

[@robertlesliewallis279]

I am 83 years old and remember a newspaper article that stated that talcum was mined close to nuclear test sites so may have nuclear fall out material as an unwanted ingredient. I think this was in the 70s or 80s when cancer was reported as a major worry.Bob.

[@stanneh1978]

8.9 billion doesn'tr even come close. Anyway how many people from J&J have gone to prison I mean considering the evidence of cover up a crime was committed therefor prison.

[@lilelly16]

Holy moly I have this exact product in my bathroom! I chose it over other brands because I thought it was trust worthy...

[@JoyJoy-l9m]

I am confused. I am a 68 year old woman and use the JxJ babypowder already 50 years and still do every day, all over my body. I still can buy it here in Holland. Didn't know about the dangers. When I share it with my physician, they don't take me serious. I feel horrible every day, for years I'm sick. But then they say: It is all in your mind, because your husband had Parkinsons and died of braincancer. And because you suffering long-covid and they refuse to do any tests. So, what can I do? Should I do?😥

[@violetsabrewing7938]

I hope you stop using it and throw it in the trash. Use unrefined, raw organic coconut oil. I jar last for months.

[@DerpishDerp]

Go to a doctor in a private clinic in Belgium or France Dutch doctors are the worst…

[@DarientheG]

@@violetsabrewing7938use oil to reduce sweat? The version sold in the Netherlands is cornstarch based.

[@KillKushKat]

Omg you’re right! They don’t want to be the liability because it would make you money.

[@wayne8797]

How low have humans sunk… and that Kligman guy lived all these years without any remorse?

[@anbee8127]

Reminded me of experiments in another country in a different decade.

[@robert75019]

They ate steak dinner out of the skin of my dad’s back….

[@vishalvasudev4668]

They changed the name now to Aveeno… and still selling same kind of stuff….

[@Siriuslyyy]

Is Aveeno j&j?!????😮

[@samhianblackmoon]

This is the new PBS Frontline 🔥👍🏽

[@keitha.9788]

I don't trust PBS Frontline anymore. They are too biased, and not very factual these days.........

[@thycatalyst]

NYTimes Still have his article after his death celebrating his life achievements without any mention of this.

[@natalie9884]

Wow, this is fascinating and so well done! So swept under the rug even today.

[@calvinkirlew]

That women though, so heartbreaking her story, but THE STRENGH!! I feel you sister 💖

[@sirbailes]

J&J needs to answer for their actions.

[@niloo_atribecalledlove]

A plague upon the houses of those who profit off the lives of others.

[@leesanderson6885]

I understand about the adults who developed cancer .what about the the millions of babies who it was sprinkled over? I have not heard about any cancer regsrding the children...

[@JWooden271]

Your skin does a decent job at keeping foreign contaminants out. If talc was applied to unbroken skin (and away from mucus membranes), you should be fine.

[@_save.]

Idk man, I'm in my 30s watching more and more younger individuals get diagnosed with cancers, especially of the skin. There's also a grand amount of kids, teens and adults who can't/won't go to a doctor. (Both my parents avoided taking me for dental & medical check ups when they raised me. I see they avoid getting themselves screened too)

[@ccthefibro_freak97]

Maybe it takes many many many years of use to actually cause cancer.

[@AvaGraceVIP]

Those children over who the talc was sprinkled likely ARE the adults who have developed cancer.

[@TallyRocky]

When I was in college taking geology my instructor told us “do not use talc [baby powder, others] because it is ALWAYS mined with the presence of asbestos.” After that I never touched the stuff.

[@CraigTalbert]

This will be criminally under viewed, and it will make me sad.

[@manfredthewonderdog]

Nu -Skin Personal care products removed talc in the early 90s, because they determined it was not safe. So if they knew it, would not j and j? As the man said, they as one of the biggest companies in the world, didn't. I need a list of all the companies they own, so as to avoid support them.

[@liyahransok]

Yes FDA approval skins

[@liyahransok]

Match skin tones

[@liyahransok]

So true

[@liyahransok]

High jean’s

[@liyahransok]

Animals

[@karinavandamme804]

In the work- and concentration camps in WWII-Germany, they used the same style of experiments on prisoners.

[@bernardkealey6449]

The talc cases I knew about; Kligman and Holmesburg prison was not a story I had heard of and I’ve got no words to describe my feeling.

[@aaronjones8905]

I was really hoping for a more scientific analysis of these claims. There were only really two things said: 1) the lady's baby powder was tested for asbestos, and 2) there were fears stated by J&J employees at one point. This is far from sufficient to know if this product is actually safe or not.

[@hlobisilezama999]

My mother told me I was allergic to Johnson's products as a baby. So I touch nothing from Johnson's. Now listening to this, I'm so glad 😢

[@GGLD888]

This poor woman

[@keremels]

This is scaring me, seriously, because I've been using J&J baby powder for a year now.

[@medes5597]

Independent testing had shown that recent baby powder from j and j is safe. So don't panic too much. Just be aware of it.

[@jay-oc3zu]

​@@medes5597please tell me if indipendent study was not sponsored by J&J

[@blazingguyop]

​@@jay-oc3zu lol exactly 😂

[@aslam7952]

What about all the other cancer causing substances/chemicals that companies expose us to. Can they get the same treatment as well?

[@sepg5084]

File your lawsuit with at least as much evidence as this, and get your $$$

[@liyahransok]

gust diagnosing

[@liyahransok]

Gust diagnosis center

[@medusagorgon9]

It's funny. I remember buying a bottle of the powder for my son when he was an infant, but felt reluctant to use it because the powder would sometimes linger in the air and I didn't want it to cause him to cough. So it would just sit around. Then one day I came home to my son had gleefully bathed the entire sofa with baby powder.😅 My husband at the time was reading on another sofa unaware that our was bathing the sofa across from him with baby powder. The sofa smelled wonderful for a long time, but the incident encouraged me to never buy the baby powder again. And after watching this I am grateful.

[@c.a.greene8395]

Where do i sign up? I had a complete hysterectomy at 23... I have used j&j baby powder my entire life....this is the first time i have heard about this. My mom worked at j&j and we used many of these products.

[@michellechaneldungo7370]

Here in the Philippines, J&J baby powder is still being sold. However, the ingredients are Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Tricalcium Phosphate, Fragrance. That's what it says on the label. It is manufactured in Thailand. Not sure how to feel about this as we have one at home. Hmmm...

[@jorgegarcia-6981]

unbelievable! and no one went to jail? how is that company still in business?

[@willcarroll8438]

That’s just awful… I wonder why it didn’t give them asbestosis? I was surprised to hear that people survived as my grandfather had asbestosis and there’s no surviving that

[@Ireneaeuniza]

My grandmother use j&j baby powder all her life, afterbath... she died cause of ovarian cancer

[@KillKushKat]

I’m sorry for the pain y’all have experienced

[@ChantelStays]

So when i end up with ovarian cancer.... What do i do?

[@SunbeanCat]

That's just so heartbreakingly sad

[@herbieschwartz9246]

Correction: Talc in NOT an "organic" compound. Talc is a mineral (or classification of silicate minerals) that forms from geologic processes. Your statement that talc is "grown from the ground" is misleading and ignorant.

[@WileCoyoteMoncure-Smith]

Please do not put any type of chemical other than water close to your mucus membrane without doctor approval. The mucus membrane has direct access to the blood.

[@method341]

Never understood why people use baby powder in the first place. It feels & smells bad. What is its purpose?

[@adristrydom5154]

Desication

[@gK-ih2ct]

Corporate greed is killing America

[@sharonspurdle9353]

It's still being sold in New Zealand 😢

[@bec9696]

My eldest is 13. I was always too scared to use J&J products on the kids. I did notice if someone of previous generations gave a product bundle as a gift it was J&J, whereas anyone of my generation would give organic. Older generations would also comment that babies never smell like babies anymore - because they aren't layered in the J&J baby scent. I hope this means we've learned, though sadly at the cost of so many lives.

[@MahoganyMayhem]

But a knock off organic for the same or similar smell

[@keitha.9788]

Seems like there are 2 stories here. One is about J&J and their baby powder. The other story is about Holmesburg Prison. I wish bloomberg would have focused on one or the other for this video......

[@brianh9358]

This is very similar to how the US government used soldiers to test the effects of radiation exposure, or LSD. That is so much like the Nazis....

[@proveritate9312]

Inhumane ! J&J employees that were in charge of the baby powder plant should be trialed ! I've been using J&J powder for decades and am worried now ! Have i been buying poison ?

[@AliciaGuitar]

Im so glad i used cornstarch instead

[@anon-c6w]

Have fun with yeast infections

[@UniGirl9008]

I used johnson's baby shampoo (the yellow one), does anybody know whether that product is harmful?

[@samatarMohamed]

16:24 this is a picture of Charles Barkley 😂

[@sn4rff]

it's so outrageous to think that they *knew*.

[@kostasmira2933]

So this talc that i have here is cancerous right now?

[@keitha.9788]

This Bloomberg story has too many loose ends......

[@rebeccajones9757]

Yeah probably. Talc is often contaminated with asbestos.

[@liyahransok]

Typing talc

[@liyahransok]

Other Mesothelioma powers

[@purlsndrops]

As a retired lactation counselor for the nutritional program, WIC, I saw hundreds of new mothers that would pour cups of this talc inside of their infant’s diapers. I told many it was unnecessary and potentially harmful but most listen more to their own mothers and that is usually who they said told them to do it in the first place. Listening to their non-breastfeeding mothers’ advice is usually what caused them problems with breastfeeding in the first place. 🤷

[@melvayaredaguilar]

very saddening

[@zxcaaq]

$4.7 billion is nothing lol. And guess what do you think $4.7 billion goes to the people affected? no the government takes $4.7 billion and pumps it directly to Johnson & Johnson. The justice system is broken regarding this.

[@gamtngirl3655]

This is one of the most heartbreaking things I have ever heard. What enables men and corporations to do this? I guess we know.

[@jstone247]

Other companies produced talcum powders.

[@adamchuahzongye395]

this is just real-life gotham, except there's no batman stopping the villians and the villians are people like his father thomas wayne

[@Lendrina22]

They should remove this product from the shelves worldwide. Even if it's safe, using the same (or look-alike) packaging is immoral and misleading. I have heard this story years ago and dont buy anything from J&J. There is no way you can trust them after this

[@rodneynormanhersom3583]

use corn flower it is messy but safer and it actually helps with sweat rashes just plain corn flower the stuff you cook with

[@piperm600bt9]

I feel bad for the women who have used Baby powder because they were brainwashed into thinking they should. It's tragic and disgusting Manufactures wouldn't care enough To make sure that their products were safe! I'm a 60 year old woman and I've Never used baby powder because the smell of it is completely revolting! To me. If you're using baby powder to cover up body Odor you need to take a Shower. Omg on your private parts? ... I want to throw up.

[@LittleKitty22]

I don't understand it either. Why would anyone use powder on the private parts? Nobody in my family ever had that idea!

[@Tlittau3944]

It’s more for those with jobs that require a lot of actual hard work.. it was used to absorb sweat more than cover up any smell as you suggested… 😞

[@lo2740]

yes, hard to understand, it must be an american thing

[@margyb7469]

​@@Tlittau3944I worked actually hard work and I never use that 💩 on my body. The healthier you eat, the less stink your body produces

[@martiiryven]

It's crazy to find out about, especially when I'm not that old. I'm only 26 and in my family we had a lot of babies. My cousins and friends. JnJ products were THE products in the households when it came to children. I would have never been able to grasp such information when it was revealed as i was young. As an adult now, it's scary to think what danger these products potentially had.

[@ChaddyFPV]

Here in the Philippines is’t still available and widely use in women body and face.

[@Tryp-j9d]

It READS, RIGHT on the CONTAINER: FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY.

[@manuela_kral4983]

This is shocking! I am from Europe and never heard of women here using baby powder daily all over their body or genitals. When my children were babies in the 90s the use of powder wasn't common anymore. Instead we were using a protection cream if necessary. I just did a little research and found that baby powder products here in Austria do not contain talc. The greed and cold-bloodedness of these companies make me so angry!

[@lo2740]

yes, also from west Europe here and never heard of such thing, why would anyone want to put this horrible talc all over their genitals, it must be an american thing.

[@liyahransok]

Justice system

[@nevercatnorcradle]

RIP to my grandma...

[@johnnyBravo707]

In the 60s they were still putting asbestos in everything, handling without ppe, people didnt know. My old man died from asbestos.

[@ikkelimburg3552]

So that’s why Chanel discontinued my beloved perfumed talc powder…

[@Chryeon]

ban this immidiately

[@sadimasson8734]

Profits over people. The bedrock of capitalism!

[@ellisburton8733]

Holy cow, terrifying.

[@angeldark8812]

There will never be justice for greed! Abhorrent behaviour by elitists that think they own the world and those that live within

[@WallyTony]

Don't they still sell this?

[@gambylou9959]

Well interesting in Australia they don't seem to have it on the shelf, at least not in the shops I have been looking for it. I use it to keep ants of my plants, ants don't walk over it. Which is interesting in its own right.

[@Tlittau3944]

@@gambylou9959RIGHT!! I’ve never heard of that before… VERY INTERESTING!!

[@sharonspurdle9353]

In New Zealand they do

[@DownEastSaw]

What’s really sad is the claims that these inmates had no ability to understand what they were signing up for. Is Bloomberg suggesting that all the black convicts are of less than average intelligence? Is Bloomberg suggesting that these black convicts cannot learn beyond the most basic understanding of medicine? Or maybe Bloomberg is suggesting these black convicts simply cared more for money than their own physical safety? What is Bloomberg trying to say by only showing black convicts who were “victimized” by their choices to take part in paid medical studies……..???

[@joylisawall9717]

Just keep waking up. Nothing at all like her life, nothing as extreme, but for me it was malathion. How could asbestos, or malathion have ever been allowed in human living space. To this woman, TY so much for your bravery. I know you would say, “what choice do you have.” But there was a very conscious choice. Keep on waking up.

[@joylisawall9717]

Much stronger than mighty mouse!

[@RobertaFierro-mc1ub]

Thumbnail looks like a product earlier. I remember Purple Glass. Skin product.

[@yeahyeahitskelsey1772]

the video is nice, but not including closed captions for a video with this level of production is inexcusable.

[@oxcolette]

Just tap the two CC up above. Simple

[@feliformia7048]

@@oxcoletteAuto generated captions are basically useless. There should always be closed captions on videos like production like this.

[@liyahransok]

Areas inside @

[@DianeMitchell-u9n]

If it kills why? Is it still on the market an still in every store then u stole my life an my Father that is deceased THE Love of money is the root to all evil an nobody give a care

[@akhila2210]

How do they not feel guilty?

[@francinariske9896]

What about the men using talc ??

[@HanifNGX]

TLDW ; Olive oil made from Olives, baby powder made from?

[@hbt5427]

Great video

[@pbac7540]

Is this the same country that criticizes Russia for sending its prisoners to war?

[@liyahransok]

Clinical trial Exposes

[@foreverpainful]

its not a controversy, its just a straight up carcinogen people continue to use. i dont use anything with talc or aluminum. i have enough medical conditions as is

[@jinzz2940]

My whole childhood 😢😢

[@chris.asi_romeo]

They did the same thing 💉💉💉💉💉

[@MattBraun]

this helps to explain the Kenvue spinoff

[@Siriuslyyy]

Yet this product is still on shelves in our stores.

[@TallyRocky]

I think they’ve used corn starch now instead of talc.

[@chasperjay7978]

I’m a adult of 66 years and I’ve been using Johnson baby powder for over thirty years ,all over my body I do not have cancer.

[@Hannah-pc7hg]

Imagine how much else there is out there, which we don’t really need. Yet beeing used every day.

[@sirgregoir]

Why would you use baby powder as an adult...what for....???? Gross stuff

[@CraigTalbert]

Use that cornstarch !!!

[@Nav0nod]

Oui chef

[@ApolloPierreTrevor]

@@Nav0nod thats brilliant! loved it

[@liyahransok]

Gold cornstarch

[@liyahransok]

It was turn in under a monitor