Johnson & Johnson Recalls 33,000 Baby Powder Bottles After FDA Finds Asbestos — Waking Times – October 24, 2019

Jordan Davidson, EcoWatch
Waking Times

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson recalled 33,000 bottles of baby powder on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found trace amounts of asbestos in one of its bottles. While the recall pertains to a single lot of baby powder, it is unwelcome news for the company, which faces thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talc-based baby powder caused cancer, as CBS News reported. →

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Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $572 Million For Fueling the Opioid Epidemic — The Free Thought Project – August 26, 2019

(The Free Thought Project) An Oklahoma judge ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay a $572 million penalty for allegedly helping to fuel the opioid epidemic with irresponsible marketing practices. →

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In Just One Decade, Corporations Destroyed 50 Million Hectares of Forest—An Area the Size of Spain — Waking Times – July 25, 2019

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
Waking Times

Major corporations involved with commodities like beef, palm oil, and soya pledged in 2010 to end deforestation over the next decade—but instead of fulfilling that promise, a new Greenpeace International analysis found the companies are set to destroy at least 50 million hectares of forest worldwide by 2020.

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Is Corporate Bribery Determining Your Cancer Treatment? — The Truth About Cancer – May 31, 2019

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Do incentives from Big Pharma influence the way doctors treat cancer patients? A study published earlier this year in JAMA Oncology says YES.

The first study to evaluate reimbursement policies and clinical care in oncology, the review found that oncologists often change their treatment recommendations and prescriptions based on incentives from the pharmaceutical industry.

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Bombshell report shows Johnson Johnson talc baby powder products are contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos – and the company has known for nearly 50 years — NaturalNews.com – January 13, 2019

(Natural News) Johnson & Johnson (J&J), an iconic household name in the United States, is facing a multitude of lawsuits after it was revealed that the company’s talc baby powder products are contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos – a fact that the company has known about since at least the early 1970s, it turns out. Internal…..Read more

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