Drug Inspectors Seize Johnson & Johnson Powder Samples

Johnson & Johnson company is finally facing the trouble. Drug authorities visited some of J&J’s facilities on Wednesday and took “tests and samples” of its talcum powder as they were said that the powder carries asbestos. Drug inspectors had taken samples of Baby Powder from its Baddi factory in Himachal Pradesh.

A source at the CDSCO said its officials lifted samples for testing from nine Indian cities – Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Indore, Chandigarh and Ghaziabad. J&J didn’t respond immediately on the seizure. The company didn’t specify how many manufacturing plants the company has in India. 

J&J added that the safety of its cosmetic talc was based on a long history of safe use and decades of research and clinical evidence by independent researchers and scientific review boards across the world.