© Reuters. The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:)’s consumer health unit Kenvue on Wednesday filed with the U.S. securities regulator to be listed as an independent company in the United States, as part of its planned spin-off from the healthcare conglomerate.
The business houses Band-Aid bandages and Tylenol medicines and generated revenues of $15.1 billion in net sales in 2021, according to the S-1 filing.
The unit has faced nearly 40,000 lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products contained asbestos later linked to mesothelioma and ovarian cancer in women who used it for personal hygiene, which J&J has denied.