Johnson & Johnson ( J&J ) CEO Robert Gorsky testified in a 3 October deposition that he " believed " the firm 's Baby Powder product did not contain it , 13 days before the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) revealed it had found traces of the deadly carcinogen in a bottle . It was the first time US regulators announced the discovery of asbestos in Baby Powder and prompted J&J 's first - ever recall of the product . He said the FDA 's findings could provide a fillip to the thousands of other lawsuits filed against the firm .
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) CEO Alex Gorsky testified in a 3 October deposition that he "believed" the firm's Baby Powder product did not contain asbestos, 13 days before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed it had found traces of the known carcinogen in a bottle. It was the first time US regulators announced the discovery of asbestos in Baby Powder and prompted J&J's first-ever recall of the product. Analysts said the FDA's find could provide a fillip to the thousands of talc lawsuits filed against the firm.