Johnson & Johnson faces thousands of court cases from women who allege its talcum powder contained asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson (J&amp;J) will stop making and selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year, according to BBC News.</p>
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The company has made the announcement two years after it stopped selling its talcum powder in the USA amid mounting lawsuits.&nbsp;</p>
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J&amp;J faces thousands of court cases from women who allege its talcum powder contained asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.</p>
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&quot;As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, we have made the commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio,&quot; it said in a statement.</p>
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However, at the same time J&amp;J continued to claim that decades of independent research shows the product is safe to use.</p>
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