Baby powder

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with a shaker on top
Traditional container for baby powder and puff in South India, made of silver
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Baby powder is an

freshener.[2]

Health risks

Talcum powder, if inhaled, may cause aspiration pneumonia and granuloma.[3] Severe cases may lead to chronic respiratory problems and death.[4][5] The particles in corn starch powder are larger and less likely to be inhaled.[6]

Some studies have found a statistical relationship between talcum powder applied to the

sued Johnson & Johnson for covering up the possible cancer risk associated with its baby powder.[9][10] In 1975, an official at the US federal Food and Drug Administration stated that "No mother was going to powder her baby with 1% of a known carcinogen irregardless [sic] of the large safety factor" as a comment on the testing methodology that J&J backed.[11] The company stopped selling talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada in 2020[12] and has said it will stop all talc sales worldwide by 2023, switching to a corn starch-based formula. However, Johnson & Johnson says that its talc-based baby powder does not contain asbestos and is safe to use.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aldri mer sår babyhud". HOFF Potetmel (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  2. ^ "20 Brilliant Uses for Baby Powder You've Never Considered". DIY & Crafts. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ISBN 978-0-86542-939-0
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  4. PMID 2043820
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  5. S2CID 39006289
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  6. ^ Weil, Andrew (8 October 2012). "How Bad Is Baby Powder?". DrWeil.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. PMID 10739536
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  8. S2CID 2464631
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  9. ^ "Talcum Powder Lawsuit". MesoWatch. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. ^ Johnson & Johnson Has a Baby Powder Problem Bloomberg, Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "J&J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder". "No mother was going to powder her baby with 1% of a known carcinogen irregardless of the large safety factor." - An FDA official commenting in 1975 on the talc testing method J&J backed
  12. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  13. ^ Hoskins, Peter (12 August 2022). "Johnson & Johnson to replace talc-based powder with cornstarch". BBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2022.


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