Johnson & Johnson to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year

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Johnson & Johnson to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
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The company has faced thousands of lawsuits claiming the powder has caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.

The company has faced thousands of lawsuits alleging its talcum powder caused users to develop ovarian cancer, through use for feminine hygiene, or mesothelioma, a cancer that strikes the lungs and other organs.

J&J insists, and the overwhelming majority of medical research on talc indicates, that the talc baby powder is safe and doesn’t cause cancer.However, demand for the company’s baby powder fell off due to the controversy and it removed talc from the products in most of North America.Shares of Johnson & Johnson, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, were essentially flat before the opening bell Friday.

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