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Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case

Posted on December 17, 2018 by OxfordBio

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation…

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Neutrogena slammed for creating an ‘excessive earth killing’ product

Posted on November 26, 2018 by OxfordBio

Neutrogena has been criticised on social media for launching an “environmentally damaging” product. According to the Johnson & Johnson-owned brand, the US$7.99 individually wrapped make-up remover wipes are “perfect for travel, work, or the gym” and “instantly refresh skin on…

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The ASA has banned ads from Clearasil, Dermalogica, Feelunique and Johnson & Johnson promoting acne skin care ranges

Posted on October 23, 2018 by OxfordBio

UK advertising watchdog clamps down on acne claims British watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a string of skin care adverts claiming to target acne. Clearasil, Dermalogica, Feelunique and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) were all ordered to remove…

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Hydroquinone – man jailed for selling skin products containing banned ingredient

Posted on August 21, 2018 by OxfordBio

Man ‘first to be jailed’ for selling skin lightening products A South London shopkeeper has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for selling skin products containing banned ingredient hydroquinone. Mohammed Iqbal Bharodawala, 45, from East Ham, admitted nine charges…

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Black ‘henna’ PPD tattoos cause severe chemical burns

Posted on August 6, 2018 by OxfordBio

Black henna contains high levels of a chemical called paraphenylenediamine (PPD).  PPD is the stuff found in some hair dyes, but it is in much higher concentrations in black henna. PPD is allowed for restricted use in hair dye, but…

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