Formaldehyde has not been detected in Johnson & Johnson shampoo yet

Johnson & Johnson does not accept the test results of Indian authorities.

Johnson & Johnson was awarded a total of $4.7 billion in compensation to 22 women in 2018 after they suffered from ovarian cancer caused by asbestos in talcum powder products.

However, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and a number of talcum powder lawsuits have not yet been settled. Johnson Johnson recently launched a microblog search for a product safety incident.

This time, Johnson & Johnson's infants were tested for harmful substances in India. The irony of is that this series of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoos is called No More Tears, which means "no more tears". But many mothers of babies may be anxious to shed tears. Because according to market research data, in many Indian households, Johnson & Johnson's baby products have become "standard matching".

Two batches of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo failed the quality test

The drug supervision agency in Rajasthan, northwest India, issued a bulletin saying that the samples of baby shampoo produced by Johnson & Johnson failed the quality test in this area. An official said it was because Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo was found to contain formaldehyde.

Rajasthan Drug Administration issued a notice on March 5 that the samples extracted from two batches of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo failed to pass the quality test, but the statement did not elaborate. At present, India's drug regulatory agency has labeled some samples of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo "substandard quality". In addition, the Indian Drug Control Organization has asked drug controllers across India to withdraw Johnson & Johnson baby shampoos from the market to ensure that they are no longer used by consumers. According to the notification of the Rajasthan Drug Administration, the two batches of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoos tested are all within the shelf life (expired in September 2021) and produced in factories in India.

Reuters reported that, in addition to the test of Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo, several months ago, Indian authorities launched an investigation into Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder to determine whether it contains the carcinogenic substance asbestos. But Johnson & Johnson said at the end of February that it had resumed production after government tests found that its talcum powder did not contain asbestos.

However, after the re-birth of talcum powder, the baby shampoo of Johnson & Johnson was hit by the supervision. A spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson said that the company had received testing results from the Rajasthan Drug Administration that showed formaldehyde was found in the baby shampoo samples. It is well known that formaldehyde used in building materials is a carcinogen. Formaldehyde is listed as a human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. According to a report published in Forbes magazine in 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services added formaldehyde to its list of known human carcinogens in June 2011.

But the spokesman said, "We do not accept the results of the tests given to us by the Rajasthan Drug Administration. We have made it clear that our products are safe and our production procedures are the most stringent in the world. The spokeswoman added that Johnson & Johnson questioned the results of government mid-term tests of "unknown and unspecified methods" used by the Rajasthan Drug Administration. She said the Indian authorities did not disclose the method, details or any quantitative results of the test, and there were no methods or requirements for testing formaldehyde in shampoo under applicable standards. The spokesman also said, "We have confirmed to the Indian authorities that formaldehyde is not added to our shampoo and that Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo does not contain any formaldehyde that releases over time." She added that the samples had been sent to the Indian authorities for re-testing. Journalists also noted that in October last year, Reuters exclusively reported that Johnson & Johnson had known for decades that its talcum powder contained carcinogenic asbestos. Since then, Indian federal regulators have launched an investigation into Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder. However, Johnson and Johnson described the Reuters article as "one-sided, false and provocative".

Reuters reported that Johnson & Johnson baby powder is one of the most famous foreign brands in India. According to Euromonitor, a market research firm, Johnson & Johnson is leading the Indian baby and market. In many Indian households, Johnson & Johnson's baby products have become "standard matches".

In addition, as early as 2014, Johnson & Johnson restructured its shampoo and dozens of other products after some consumers expressed concern about harmful ingredients such as formaldehyde and dioxane in strong products.

According to a January 2014 report in the New York Times, Johnson & Johnson promised that "these products will no longer contain two potentially harmful chemicals, formaldehyde and dioxane, which are subject to strict scrutiny by consumers and environmental organizations. Johnson & Johnson has removed formaldehyde-releasing preservatives and said it has reduced dioxane levels.