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J&J Knew Asbestos Lurked in Baby Powder

Cover-up spanned decades, according to Reuters.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Johnson & Johnson share prices are falling following reports that it knew for decades that its baby powder could be contaminated with asbestos. The earliest mention of possible contaminants was in the late 1950s from a consulting lab, according to Reuters, which examined thousands of pages of company documents as well as deposition and trial testimony. It found that, from 1971 to the early 2000s, company executives and others (including doctors and lawyers) fretted over the problem and how ...

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