J&J offers to pay E171bn for claims

MBABANE – -ohnson -ohnsons announced in April , that it had agreed to pay 86 . billion (( . billion) if their talc based products caused cancer.

7he company however believes that the claims were specious and that they lacNed scientific merit.

7his announcement came at a time when the 86 Federal Appeals &ourt ruled in -an uary , that the company could not use the banNruptcy court to resolve some of the

lawsuits that alleged the talc in its products caused ovarian cancer and meso thelioma.

At the time, the company had planned to challenge the ruling.

According to media reports, - -, in recalled a shipment of baby powder when a sample tested positive for a trace amount of asbestos, according to an advisory from the 86 Food and 'rugs Administration. In the following year, the sale of talc based products was stopped in the 86.

- - had also announced that it would end the use of talc in its baby powder worldwide in , according to A%& 1ews.

REPLACE

7he company stated that cornstarch would replace talc.

+ow talc based -ohnson’s baby powder can affect your baby

7alc based baby powder is not recommend ed for use on infants and children because it can cause severe health disturbances.

If a baby or infant inadvertently inhales the powder, it can get to its lungs and lead to respiratory obstruction or even severe damage to the lungs.

'usting an infant or child with talc can create large clouds of powder that can pose a danger.

Infants can accidentally inhale talc dust and end up with severe breathing difficulties and other serious problems.

DANGERS

7he American Academy of 3ediatrics has been warning parents about the potential dangers of using talcum powder on infants since .

7alcum powder dries out mucous mem branes, which can lead to respiratory diseases such as pneumonia, asthma, pulmonary tal cosis (a rare lung disease), lung fibrosis, and respiratory failure.

7here are safer alternatives to talc based baby powders such as cornstarch based pow ders which are less liNely to cause respiratory problems.