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If you purchased Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo or Wal-Mart brand Equate Tearless Baby Wash, you may want to stop using it. A class action lawsuit has been approved this month that claims these products may contain a toxin linked to cancer.
The class action lawsuit, filed earlier this year, accuses Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart Stores of selling shampoo and baby wash that allegedly contains methylene chloride, an ingredient banned by the FDA in cosmetics because it’s linked to cancer. The law firm that filed the lawsuit is also investigating Target’s Night-time Bath and Body Wash, which is not currently named in the suit.
A third Johnson & Johnson plant is now also under investigation for alleged quality concerns. The new Johnson & Johnson plant is one that manufactures Pepcid and Mylanta among other products.
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114 thoughts onJohnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart Sued for Selling Toxic Baby Shampoo
Used Johnson and Johnson No More Tears, Nighttime Calming Lavender, and now Aveeno for 3 yrs. Love their products and my son is just fine. Sorry if other people had a bad experience, but it’s like Pampers; some kids can’t wear them because of the rash they get, others do fine. When are they going to get sued? They’re the only diaper that goes to size 7 and for the special needs community this is important. Not every kid has a bad reaction. I’m lactose intolerant, but if “dairy” is not listed on something, I’m not going to sue.””
Doesn’t everything cause cancer now a days? My kids are 10 and 13 never had issues… But like I said anymore everything causes cancer anymore… It’s getting redundant!
my grand daughter face and body is breaking out like a rash and has been like that every sence she was a baby and now she is two and still has a rash.
We stay away from Johnson & Johnson. Organic castile soap and coconut oil are all you need.
Thank you Savannah for reinforcing why people shouldn’t push their “products” on us on this site. I get so tired of people who sell Arbonne trying to shove their over priced products down our throats. There are plenty of cheaper healthy options out there. Such as the Method baby line, Burt’s bees and even Costco has a line of organic body wash. Parents need to do their research and know what we are putting on our kids, but we don’t have to spend an arm and leg to do it.
…some useful information but like most things when it comes to our newborns, us parents have to get through the smoke screens and information given by companies out to earn money! Who do we believe? Each babies experience is probably different from another due to their own skin type etc! But I think that there should be tougher guidelines in the US as is the case by some other European counties! Unfortunately It seems to be all about the Benjamins with these large corporations noadays!
Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart Sued for Selling Toxic Baby Shampoo
As washing baby’s hair is always a challenge, it is important that this shampoo is really gentle on eyes. The fact that it does not sting when getting in the eyes makes getting their hair washed a little easier task. And a trick I discovered after my son started walking – washing hair in the shower is so much easier than doing it in the bathtub!
With some products I do not like to experiment with, I try to go with products that minimize the chance of not working, and are recommended by true friends or doctors. I asked my doctor about baby shampoo and then all my friends. Shielo is the only brand I trust on my baby’s skin, specifically their Shielo Hydrate Shampoo and Shielo Hydrate Vibrancy Conditioner.
Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart Sued for Selling Toxic Baby Shampoo
Did anyone else notice that the last time it was updated was August 2010? Is there any current information?
Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart Sued for Selling Toxic Baby Shampoo
Is it only the regular baby shampoo? I have the calming lavender shampoo and the extra conditioning shampoo but I do not see that ingredient or the other name that it is known by
(Dichloromethane). Are they still using this in their current products or just ones made before they were caught?
Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart Sued for Selling Toxic Baby Shampoo
@Julie
The people “policing” the advertising on this page would be the owners – Top Class Actions. I think that gives them the right. They only deleted the posts that were posting their affiliate links. People shouldn’t take advantage of a parents panic to try and sell them a product.
Thanks,
Savanah