Walmart, CVS Pulling J&J Baby Powder Off Shelves Amid Recall

  • Move comes after J&J recalled one lot of powder over asbestos
  • Some users blame asbestos-laced powder for causing cancer

      

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Walmart Stores Inc. and CVS Health Corp. are pulling some bottles of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder off store shelves after government regulators found tiny amounts of asbestos in one lot of the talc-based product.

Rhode Island-based CVS, the largest U.S. pharmacy chain by locations, said Thursday it’s removing all 22-ounce-sized Baby Powder bottles from its stores and off its website. J&J issued a limited recall last week.