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J&J To Stop Global Sales of Talc-Based Products by 2023

Move comes two years after sales ended in the US.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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This article was updated on Jan. 24, 2023. Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023. The move comes more than two years after it ended US sales of the formula that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. “As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, we have made the commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio,” the company said in a statement. It also noted that cornstarch-based baby powder is al...

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