Talco sin asbesto

J&J Baby Powder Doesn't Contain Asbestos, New Testing Finds

By the Editors

Johnson & Johnson says that a bottle of baby powder — in which FDA testing found trace amounts of chrysotile asbestos — did not contain asbestos after all. In mid-October, the company recalled one lot of baby powder, amounting to 33,000 bottles, based on the FDA's results.

Now, Johnson & Johnson says 15 additional tests on the same bottle of powder were negative for the contaminant, and 48 tests on other powder from the same lot confirmed those results. The company noted that three samples did initially test positive for asbestos, but further investigation revealed that an air conditioner in the lab conducting the tests had caused the contamination.

Johnson & Johnson news release (Free)

New York Times story (Registration may be required)

Background: Physician's First Watch coverage of J&J recall (Free)

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