Johnson & Johnson is being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission after questions surfaced about the safety of the company's baby powder. The investigation and subpoenas come on the heels of a Reuters report that suggested the company knew for years that its baby powder contained small amounts of asbestos, which is a human carcinogen.
The reason there could be asbestos in baby powder is that one of the primary ingredients is talc: a mineral that's often found and mined near asbestos. Unfortunately, most of the scientific studies to date on baby powder have relied on flawed methods. The evidence we do have doesn't suggest it directly increases cancer risk in a serious way.
Johnson & Johnson hasn't released any information to the public about how much asbestos is or was in their product.
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