April 29, 2026
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Kenvue Inc. are calling for a permanent end to a multistate consumer lawsuit claiming their Clean & Clear and Neutrogena acne treatments degrade into the cancer-causing chemical benzene, arguing in New Jersey federal court that federal regulators have already determined that the key ingredient is safe.
February 25, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge has slashed state and common law claims in a multistate proposed class action alleging that acne cream produced by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Kenvue Inc. contained a cancer-causing chemical without warning labels, saying the buyers' claims missed "a step" and were "circular."