J&J says new tests find no asbestos in same baby powder bottle that sparked recall
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday that 15 new tests found no asbestos in a bottle of baby powder that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says…
Johnson & Johnson CEO testified Baby Powder was safe 13 days before FDA bombshell
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facing off against a plaintiff’s lawyer for the first time about Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, the company’s Chief Executive Alex Gorsky earlier this month…
Indonesia report on 737 MAX crash faults Boeing design, says Lion Air made mistakes
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Boeing (BA.N), acting without adequate oversight from U.S. regulators, failed to grasp risks in the design of cockpit software on its 737 MAX airliner, sowing the seeds…
South Korea warns of ‘serious risk’ from vaping, considers sales ban
(Corrects to clarify that Juul’s statement in paragraph 12, bullet, said its products do not contain THC and vitamin E acetate, not that its products do not contain harmful substances.)…
Tesla shares, bonds jump after surprise third quarter profit
FILE PHOTO: The front hood logo on a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration taken in Cardiff, California, U.S., June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File…
SoftBank clinches WeWork takeover deal, bailing out co-founder
(Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp agreed to spend more than $10 billion to take over U.S. office-space sharing startup WeWork on Tuesday, doubling down on an ill-fated investment and paying…
South Korea urges public to stop using liquid e-cigarettes
FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illustration picture, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Illustration/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s health minister said on Wednesday he “strongly…
WHO hails ‘triumph’ as Merck’s Ebola vaccine gets European green light
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s first Ebola vaccine was recommended for approval by European drugs regulators on Friday in a move hailed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a…
J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos…
Johnson & Johnson says baby powder investigation could take 30 days or more
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Friday its investigation into asbestos contamination of its baby powder could take 30 days or more, after announcing it planned to recall about…