Johnson & Johnson to Discontinue br Sales of Talc-Based Baby Powder The company announced the br product will no longer be sold br in the U.S. or Canada. Johnson & Johnson, br via statement Johnson & Johnson has faced br thousands of lawsuits alleging that br the talc-based baby powder contains br the carcinogen asbestos. The company has continually br denied the allegation. Johnson & Johnson, br via statement 33,000 bottles of the product were recalled br in October after small amounts of asbestos br were found by regulators with the br Food and Drug Administration. Johnson & Johnson claims that br 15 tests conducted by br two different laboratories on the same br bottle of power found no evidence of asbestos.