The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that Kentucky will receive its share of a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson for its dangerous baby and body powder products.
Over four years, the commonwealth will receive $9,381,168.
“For more than a century, Johnson & Johnson sold baby and body powder products that contained talc, a substance harmful to humans,” the attorney general’s office said.
Kentucky, along with 42 other states, began an investigation into Johnson & Johnson and found the company “deceptively promoted and misled consumers about the safety and purity of these products,” according to the attorney general’s office.
As part of the settlement, Johnson & Johnson agreed to stop the sale of talc products in the United States.
“Our office works diligently to protect Kentucky families from potentially dangerous products,” Attorney General Russell Coleman said. “The Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection helps Kentuckians rest assured when they go to the store, they find safe and reliable products for their family.”
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By Ken Howlett, News Director
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