Texas sues tylenol makers J & J and Kenyue, reveals unproven link between drug and autism

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the makers of Tylenol – Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue – on Tuesday, accusing them of hiding links to pets and adhd).

The lawsuit comes after US President Donald Trump claimed that using Tylenol during pregnancy could cause autism in children. Trump is not a medical professional, and his claim is not protected and not supported by scientific evidence.

Johnson & Johnson sold Tylenol for more than six decades before spinning off some of its businesses into a separate entity in 2023 called kenvue, which now sells the brand-name drug. Pain reliever is known financially as acetaminophen.

Kenvue has repeatedly defended Tylenol’s safety and in a statement said it would defend Paxton’s lawsuit.

“AcetaminopheNophen is the safest financial option for pregnant women as it is needed throughout their pregnancy,” said Kenue. “We are very concerned about the abuse of misinformation about the safety of acetaminophen.”

Johnson & Johnson did not comment on Paxton’s lawsuit and in a separate statement said Kenvue is responsible for “all rights and liabilities associated with the sale of its over-the-counter products, including Tylenol.”

Kenvue shares fell by about 2.4 percent in morning trading, while Johnson & Johnson shares fell as much as 1.6 percent.

Paxton says we have ‘confirmed’ the dangers of Tylenol

Paxton filed his complaint in Texas State Court in Southern Panola County, which borders Louisiana and where Trump won 83 percent of the 2024 presidential election.

He said the federal government “confirmed” last month that using acetaminophen during pregnancy can cause autism and adhd, and that despite “evidence, and despite the fact that it is,” and despite the fact that Johnson and Kenenue are “not warning pregnant women of the risks.”

Paxton also explained Trump is urging pregnant women not to use Tylenol unless “absolutely necessary” — a claim the President repeated on social media on Sunday.

The Attorney General said that Johnson and Kenenue violated the law of Texas to fight deceptive trade practices by hiding risks, and that Johnson and Johnson violated each other by fighting fraud by protecting the debt.

Previous Trump Administration claims

Last month, the President said US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) you will start telling doctors that taking acetaminophen can be “It is associated with a significantly increased risk” of developing autism.

“I want to say it’s like: Don’t take tylenol. Don’t take it,” Trump said as he appeared in the official room in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. “Fight hell to get it.”

The FDA has come back and said it is introducing a process to change the labels on acetaminophen products to reflect that claim.

After the announcement, Health Canada pushed back on Trump’s conditions, reminding Canadians that Tylenol is an over-the-counter medicine for fever and pain and should be used during pregnancy under the supervision of a doctor.

“There is no conclusive evidence that using acetaminophen as directed during pregnancy causes pregnancy or other neurodevelopmental disorders,” Health Canada said on its website at the time.

The Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada They also reminded Canadians earlier in September that the painkiller lasts “It is safe and suitable “for use during pregnancy when necessary.

Hundreds of private lawsuits have also been filed by families who claim their children suffered from Autism or ADHD after the mother used tylenol during pregnancy.

A judge dismissed most of those cases last December, and the Federal Court of Appeals in Manhattan will hear arguments in the families’ chambers on November 17.

Law Firm Keller Postman is representing the families in that appeal, and is working with Paxton on her behalf.

Johnson & Johnson is separately facing lawsuits stemming from more than 73,000 defendants who claim they got cancer after using their baby powder and other talc products.