It what could be one of the largest actions of its kind in British history, nearly 2,000 patients and the bereaved are expected to sign up to a class action against Johnson & Johnson.
READ MORE: Using talc to 'deodorise' my genitals gave me cancer woman claimsThe husband of a mother of-three who died from aggressive ovarian cancer at just 35 has told of how he blames her use of talcum powder for her untimely death — and plans to sue the firm that makes the product.
'For as long as I can remember there was always talc in our bathroom,' said Mr Wright, who lives in Essex and is a retired businessman. Lawyers for the UK claimants say powder sold by the company was contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos, something they allege the pharma giant knew and tried to suppress.
Nearly 2,000 cancer patients, survivors and their families are expected to sign up to a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson The company director from North Devon recalled how her mother use to put talc on her body when she was a baby, and she herself kept using it for years after.'My children will lose their mother, I may never even meet my first grandchild, and my husband and I have been robbed of our retirement together after just six years of marriage.
'It's just what people did. Johnson and Johnson talcum powder was in every home and was a trusted brand,' she said.'I want to know why Johnson & Johnson didn't change the ingredients of the talcum powder when they knew that it was dangerous.' 'We are committed to helping as many people as possible achieve justice in the UK for the actions of profit-hungry executives in US boardrooms.'
Johnson & Johnson discontinued mineral-based talc in the UK last year after stopping sales in the US in 2020. But the powder, made from a naturally occurring mineral, can also contain small amounts of asbestos according to some studies — a carcinogen known to cause cancers when repeatedly inhaled.
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