 A 2018 Reuters investigation asserted that pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that there was asbestos in its baby powder, and in 2020 the company stopped selling its baby powder in the USA and Canada.In 2006 the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified talcum powder as a possible human carcinogen if used in the female genital area.Yet no federal agency in the US acted to remove talcum powder from the market or add warnings.