SewcreamStudio/iStock The Lancet has retracted a 49-year-old unsigned commentary on the safety of cosmetic talc after two researchers discovered the author was a paid consultant to Johnson & Jo…

The 49yo study used nowadays to argue against claimants who sued over developing illnesses fue to talc (and asbestos) exposure.

It was retracted after researchers notified the Lancet that the original author was originally comissioned by… Johnson & Johnson.