Johnson’s baby powder’s licence cancelled
The state government agency said that samples of the powder for babies did not conform to standard pH value during a laboratory test.
Mumbai: Manufacturing licence Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd for its product Johnson’s baby powder has been cancelled by Maharashtra’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).
In a release issued on Friday, FDA said that the licence has been cancelled “in the interest of public health at large.” It added that the company’s product Johnson’s Baby Powder, may affect the skin of newborn babies.
As reported by Press Trust of India, the state government agency said that samples of the powder for babies did not conform to standard pH value during a laboratory test.
The regulator declared the samples as “not of the standard quality” as they do not comply with IS 5339:2004 specification for skin powder for infants in the test pH.
The government agency instructed the company to recall the stock of the said product from market. It also issued a show-cause notice to Johnson and Johnson under the Drugs Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules.
