J&J says air conditioner is to blame for asbestos found in Baby Powder

Published: 31-Oct-2019
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The personal care giant says that the positive asbestos result that led to its recent Baby Powder recall was due to contamination from a portable air conditioner unit

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J&J says air conditioner is to blame for asbestos found in Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has conducted its own investigation into a lot of its Baby Powder that tested positive for asbestos by the FDA earlier this month.

The personal care company has come to the conclusion that a portable air conditioner was contaminated

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