March 5 (Reuters) - The latest trial over claims that

Johnson & Johnson's ( JNJ ) talc products cause cancer ended in

a mistrial on Tuesday, as a Florida state court jury said it

could not agree on a verdict.

The lawsuit was brought by Bob Sugarman, who said that J&J's

talc-based baby powder led his wife to develop ovarian cancer

and die from the disease.

J&J said in a statement after the mistrial that its baby

powder "is safe, does not contain asbestos and does not cause

cancer."

A lawyer for Sugarman did not immediately respond to a

request for comment.

J&J faces more than 50,000 lawsuits over talc, most by women

with ovarian cancer, with a minority of the cases involving

people with mesothelioma. The cases were on hold for about two

years as J&J unsuccessfully tried to resolve them through

bankruptcy.