Retailers, including CVS, Rite Aid and Walmart, have begun to pull baby powder from shelves after the US Food and Drug Administration found traces of asbestos in Johnson & Johnson products. 
According to CNBC, the J&J baby powder involved includes 22-ounce varieties. The retailers are also warning people who purchased the products to discontinue use, and in some locations are allowing for people to return the items for refunds.
Earlier this month, J&J voluntarily recalled an estimated 33,000 bottles of baby powder following the FDA investigation. The agency reportedly found the presence of asbestos in a tested sample.
“CVS Pharmacy is complying with Johnson & Johnson’s voluntary recall of Johnson’s Baby Powder 22 oz. and is removing this product from all stores and from CVS.com,” spokesman Mike DeAngelis said in a statement, according to CNBC. “We also initiated a ‘Do Not Sell’ register prompt in our stores to prevent the sale of this item during the product removal process.”
J&J currently faces thousands of lawsuits across the country from people who claim that talc products have caused them cancer due to alleged asbestos-containment. Over the past three years, jurors have awarded more than $5 billion to people who have filed lawsuits against the company claiming they were harmed by baby powder use.
Asbestos exposure is directly linked to mesothelioma, as well as colon cancer, stomach cancer, throat cancer and kidney cancer. Some experts think there is asbestos found in talc products because the materials are often mined at similar sites.
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