Maharashtra vs. Johnson&Johnson

Maharashtra government seems to have taken cue from a case in US, where a baby powder was found to have caused Ovarian cancer. A 62-year-old Jacqueline Fox was thought to have died of such cancer after using Johnson&Johnson baby powder. An US court in Missouri has thus ordered Johnson and Johnson to pay $72 million in damages for causing such cancer. There were serious allegations that the baby powder of J&J contains certain amount of carcinogens.

These are the substances that might cause cancerous conditions in a person. With almost 1200 such cases pending in US, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) department has stepped in to find out the reality by itself. It has collected samples of Johnson&Johnson powder along with brands such as Shower to Shower, Dermicool, Ponds and Nycil. The FDA has sent those samples to the labs to find out whether they include any harmful material, that might be hazardous to the consumers. The Maharashtra FDI has always been tough in implementing the safety standards. It has previously slapped several notices on Johnson&Johnson to ensure the safety of its products. But this time, things seems to be much serious.