Federal Advisory, Texas Sue J&J Over Tylenol

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Johnson & Johnson and its spun-off consumer unit Kenvue in Texas state court, alleging the companies deceptively marketed Tylenol as safe for pregnant women and offloaded liability to Kenvue. The Trump administration issued a federal advisory linking prenatal acetaminophen use to higher autism and ADHD risks and said product labels may be changed, while federal officials acknowledged a causal relationship has not been established. J&J and Kenvue called the lawsuit baseless and defended acetaminophen as the safest over-the-counter option for treating pain and fever during pregnancy when used as directed. Major public-health agencies and medical experts — including the CDC and NIH — pushed back, saying the evidence is inconclusive and warning against amplifying unproven claims. The advisory and litigation have sown confusion among pregnant women (a Utah poll found broad awareness of the claim) and produced a modest market reaction, with Kenvue shares dipping after the news.