Maharashtra Cancels Johnson's Baby Powder License, Firm Approaches Court
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The firm "didn't accept the report" of the government analyst and challenged it in court for sending it to the Central Drugs Laboratory, it added. A detailed statement from Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd is awaited.
Maharashtra's Food and Drugs Administration or FDA has cancelled the baby powder manufacturing licence of Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd "in the interest of public health at large."
In a release issued on Friday, the state government agency said the company's product, Johnson's Baby Powder, may affect the skin of newborn babies.
Samples of the powder for babies did not conform to standard pH value during a laboratory test, the regulator said in its statement, reported Press Trust of India.
The release said the action was taken after Kolkata-based Central Drugs Laboratory's conclusive report that concludes "the sample does not conform to IS 5339:2004 with respect to the test for pH."
