Jaipur: Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo known by the byline ‘No More Tears’ has come under the scrutiny after Rajasthan Drugs control Organization (RDCO) found cancer containing harmful ingredients in two batches of the childcare shampoo.
However, the company has said that the baby shampoo is safe to use but the central government has put the product under the scanner.
The RDCO has also ordered the company to withdraw two batches ‘BB58204’ and ‘BB58177’ of the baby shampoo that was not in accordance with the standard quality. Johnson & Johnson said that the regulators have found formaldehyde in these samples. It is a substance that promotes the formation of cancer in the human body and is used for making building materials and pressed wood products.
“Please ensure the quality of other batches and drugs of said manufacturers available in the market from time to time,” the regulator said in a letter to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Also according to the reports, The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), India’s apex drug regulatory body, plans to “examine” the matter closely.
The company has rejected the presence of cancer-causing harmful ingredients in its baby shampoo. in Johnson & Johnson spokesperson said “We do not accept the interim results given to us which mentioned samples to ‘contain harmful ingredients- identification positive for formaldehyde.’ The government did not disclose the test methods, details or any quantitative findings.”
The company is facing strict observation since last year when a London based news agency claimed that the company’s raw talc and finished powders sometimes tested positive for a small amount of cancer-causing ingredient for last few decades.
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