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By the subrat Patnaik
NEW DELHI, April 1 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo samples failed quality tests done by the state of Rajasthan, in northwestern India, according to a review published by the state drug control service.
This comes just months after the Indian authorities opened an investigation into J & J baby powder to determine if it contains asbestos causing cancer. J & J announced in late February that it resumed production of baby talc after government tests revealed that there was no asbestos in the product.
The opinion of the Rajasthan Drug Control Organization dated March 5, http://bit.ly/2FNMagi, indicated that J & J's baby shampoo samples taken from two batches had failed the quality test because they contained "harmful ingredients". He did not elaborate.
A spokeswoman for J & J said the results reported by the watchdog indicated that formaldehyde had been found in the samples. Formaldehyde, used in the manufacture of building materials, is a known carcinogen.
"We do not accept the provisional results that were given to us, which mentioned that the samples contained" harmful ingredients – a positive identification for formaldehyde, "she told Reuters.
"We maintain unequivocally that our products are safe and our insurance process is one of the most rigorous in the world," said J & J spokesperson, adding that the company had disputed the results. intermediate test of government badysis based on "unknown and unspecified information methods".
Both batches of the tested baby shampoo will expire in September 2021 and were manufactured in the company's factory located in the state of Himachal Pradesh, in the north of the country, according to the dog's opinion of guard.
"We have confirmed to the Indian authorities that we do not include formaldehyde in our shampoo, and that Johnson's baby shampoo does not contain any ingredients that can release formaldehyde over time," said the spokeswoman. society.
The Drug Control Agency of Rajasthan and the Central Organization for the Control of Drug Standards of India (CDSCO) were not immediately available for comment.
The federal regulator and its counterparts in Indian states have opened an investigation into J & J's baby powder powder following a Reuters report released last December according to which the company has known for decades that asbestos carcinogen could end up in the product.
J & J described the Reuters article as "one-sided, false and inflammatory".
J & J Baby Powder is one of the most recognized foreign brands in the country. According to market research provider Euromonitor, the Indian group of luxury toiletries for babies and children is leading sales in the Indian bathroom products market. (Report of Subrat Patnaik in New Delhi, edited by Martin Howell and Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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