Black women's organization sues Johnson & Johnson over talcum-based powder

A national Black women's group is suing Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company marketed its baby powder to Black women for decades despite knowing it had ingredients that could cause ovarian cancer.

The National Council of Negro Women, or NCNW, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the Superior Court of New Jersey. The organization said in the lawsuit that several members have used Johnson & Johnson baby powder for years and now have ovarian cancer.  "Internal documents demonstrate that J&J targeted those advertisements to Black women, knowing that Black women were more likely to use the powder products and to use them regularly," the complaint, obtained by CBS MoneyWatch, states. "These talc powder products were not safe, however."