TALCUM POWDER FOR BABIES???? JOLT TO J & J’s MUMBAI FACILITY Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday upheld the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner’s decision to cancel Johnson’s & Johnson India’s license to manufacture healthcare products from its facility in Mulund in suburban Mumbai. The FDA had cancelled the license of J & J facility in March after it found that 15 batches of baby talcum powder manufactured at the Mulund plant were sterilized using ethylene oxide, a chemical that is widely believed to cause cancer, nausea, vomiting and is considered an irritant. The state FDA alleged that J & J did not register the process with it and failed to conduct tests to check for traces of ethylene oxide in the batches of talcum powder. In its appeal, J & J explained the circumstances under which it had to use ethylene oxide to sterilize about 1,50,000 bottles of baby powder. J & J spokesperson was unavailable for comment. AGENCIES Source: Times Of India Pg 26 dated 25-06-13
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:46:19 +0000
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