J&J Is Sued Over Alleged Carcinogens in Baby Shampoo

May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest maker of health-care products, and other manufacturers were sued over claims they distributed shampoos and soaps containing carcinogens.

The lawsuit, filed May 15 in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, claims J&J, Procter & Gamble Co. and other companies sold personal-care products containing formaldehyde and other compounds known to cause cancer, according to Mary Garner, a spokeswoman for the law firm Keller Rohrback LLP. Those products include Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, according to a statement.

“Dozens of top-selling children’s bath and personal care products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals,” the law firm said in the statement.
Jeffrey Leebaw, a J&J spokesman, didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment after regular business hours.

J&J, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, had $63.7 billion in sales last year.
J&J rose 64 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $56.05 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The stock has fallen 6.3 percent this year.
Vercellono v. Johnson & Johnson, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (Newark).

This article was written by Joel Rosenblatt on Bloomberg.com
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