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18 October 201923.00 The pharmaceutical-cosmetic group Johnson & Johnson withdrew 33 thousand talc bottles in the US after traces of asbestos were discovered inside. For years, J&J has believed its products are without them. The withdrawal is "out of precaution" after a drug agency test (FDA) that shows "low levels of chrysotile asbestos contamination (less than 0.00002%)" in samples of a bottle bought online. J&J has already paid $ 4.7 billion in the past to 22 cancer patients after using talc for intimate hygiene