I'm not going to weigh in on the J&J issue, but that's a bad comparison. Asbestos can't do any harm if it doesn't get inside your body. Powdered asbestos (as

I'm not going to weigh in on the J&J issue, but that's a bad comparison. Asbestos can't do any harm if it doesn't get inside your body. Powdered asbestos (as would be found in talcum powder) can very easily do that, but asbestos bound up in building materials can't do that if left undisturbed. Most things that could disturb asbestos are planned in advance, and as long as the presence of asbestos is known it can be worked around, so asbestos in building materials is not particularly hazardous.