J&J continues to sell talc-based baby powder in India, despite discontinuing in U.S. and Canada
The Hindu
Company says India is part of global transition to cornstarch-based powder
India is a part of the pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) “worldwide portfolio assessment and commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio.’’
In its statement the Company said that as a result of this transition, talc-based Johnson’s baby powder will be discontinued globally in 2023.
The announcement earlier this month comes two years after J&J discontinued the product in the U.S. and Canada.
Child rights groups, parents and doctors have been questioning the continued availability of the product here in India. Indian drug regulators have been silent on this issue; allowing wide availability and sale of this product in the country.
The Company has said that “In India there is no plan to withdraw this talc and that there will be no recall. The product is safe and will be available till manufacturing stops.’’
The Company’s decision to stop production comes following multiple lawsuits from women who claim that the product caused them to have ovarian cancer, due to the alleged contamination of asbestos, a known carcinogen.
The Company has maintained that their older (which is not corn-starch-based) product is safe.
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