Talcum powder cancer fear still not resolved

Feb 14 (Reuters) - A Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) subsidiary came under attack in court on Monday for attempting to use the bankruptcy process to resolve tens of thousands of claims that its baby powder and other talc-based products caused cancer. 

Reporting by Dietrich Knauth; Additional reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Del.; Editing by Bill Berkrot and Stephen Coates

It appears that J&J has not been able to clear its baby powder of the risk of containing carcinogenic material. When this possibility first arose, I emailed the then owners of the Cuticura brand to ask if they used the same source of talc as J&J but beyond a polite acknowledgement I received no further information. 

When the J&J case is resolved in the US, I hope to return to the subject.