Maha Govt cancels license of Johnson & Johnson baby powder over quality concerns

Maharashtra's Food and Drugs Administration on Friday cancelled the manufacturing license of a Johnson & Johnson plant in Mumbai after samples of baby powder were found "not of standard quality".

The FDA stopped the manufacturing and selling of the product in the state after it found that the powder for infants, drawn at Pune and Nashik, has a pH value above the mandated limit.

According to a statement issued by the



FDA, the state administration had issued a show cause notice to the firm under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 as to why action should not be taken. However, the firm did not accept the reports of the government and challenged it in court, the statement read.

The baby powder is popularly used in new born babies and the sample is declared not of standard in pH. The product may affect the health of the skin of the new born babies, the FDA added.