NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to the chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories asking them to stop the sale of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo in their respective states and also removing the product from the inventory of the malls in view of the findings of the pattern trying out file from the Rajasthan drug control officer.
TOI had reported on April 1 that Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo has come under the regulatory lens with samples of the product accrued in Rajasthan appearing presence of “damaging components" that can reason most cancers.
While looking for an update in the subject from states, NCPCR in its order recommends that the sale of the product could also be stopped until additional realize.
TOI reached out to J&J for a response however their response used to be yet to come back on the time of going to press.
In taking its choice, the NCPCR took observe of a Rajasthan executive file and the results quoted of the Government Analyst Drug Testing Laboratory in Jaipur which found samples of J&J baby shampoo “not of standard high quality as presence of formaldehyde used to be confirmed”. The Centre had put the product under scrutiny in accordance with the Rajasthan state drug controller's file, reputable assets mentioned.
The kid rights frame has also requested the Drug Control Organisation Rajasthan to ship the take a look at file of Johnson & Johnson’s baby talcum powder on the earliest.
The suggestions come as a follow-up to a listening to hung on April 15 at the summons issued in the subject to 5 states - Rajashthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam and Andhra Pradesh. The summons had been over no response to repeated letters on status of pattern assessments sought to settle the security issues raised relating to use of Johnson & Johnson baby care products -specifically its talcum powder and shampoo.
The corporate has maintained that the shampoo used to be secure and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
TOI had reported on April 1 that Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo has come under the regulatory lens with samples of the product accrued in Rajasthan appearing presence of “damaging components" that can reason most cancers.
While looking for an update in the subject from states, NCPCR in its order recommends that the sale of the product could also be stopped until additional realize.
TOI reached out to J&J for a response however their response used to be yet to come back on the time of going to press.
In taking its choice, the NCPCR took observe of a Rajasthan executive file and the results quoted of the Government Analyst Drug Testing Laboratory in Jaipur which found samples of J&J baby shampoo “not of standard high quality as presence of formaldehyde used to be confirmed”. The Centre had put the product under scrutiny in accordance with the Rajasthan state drug controller's file, reputable assets mentioned.
The kid rights frame has also requested the Drug Control Organisation Rajasthan to ship the take a look at file of Johnson & Johnson’s baby talcum powder on the earliest.
The suggestions come as a follow-up to a listening to hung on April 15 at the summons issued in the subject to 5 states - Rajashthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam and Andhra Pradesh. The summons had been over no response to repeated letters on status of pattern assessments sought to settle the security issues raised relating to use of Johnson & Johnson baby care products -specifically its talcum powder and shampoo.
The corporate has maintained that the shampoo used to be secure and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Stop Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo sale: Child rights body to states
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