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Johnson & Johnson Investigated Over Report Linking Baby Powder To Cancer

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The Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are seeking information related to the talc in Johnson & Johnson baby powder. Their investigation follows a report that suggested trace amounts of asbestos were found in the powder from at least 1971 to the early 2000s, and that Johnson & Johnson did not disclose their findings to the public or regulators. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Roben Farzad (@robenfarzad), host of "Full Disclosure."

This segment aired on February 21, 2019.

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