Cosmetic News In Brief: J&J Loses Fourth Talc Trial; California Salon Labeling Bill; More
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
In the biggest talc verdict to date, J&J is ordered to pay $110m to a woman who alleges a link between use of the firm’s Johnson’s Baby Powder and ovarian cancer, the fourth such loss for the firm in the same St. Louis court; More cosmetics news in brief.
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