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

Johnson & Johnson is pulling its talc-based baby powder from shelves worldwide next year in favour of a product based on cornstarch (Jeff Chiu/File/AP)

Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the US and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it had caused cancer.

Talc will be replaced by cornstarch, the company said.