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 . -Jim.” 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 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 .