Business Medical Dialogues
    • facebook
    • twitter
    Login Register
    • facebook
    • twitter
    Login Register
    • Medical Dialogues
    • Speciality Dialogues
    • Education Dialogues
    • Medical Jobs
    • Medical Matrimony
    • MD Brand Connect
    Business Medical Dialogues
    • News
        • Financial Results
        • Hospitals & Diagnostics
        • IT / Health Venture
        • Implants / Devices
        • Insurance
        • Key Movement
        • Pharmaceuticals
        • Policy
        • Technology
        • pharma-news
    • blog
    LoginRegister
    Business Medical Dialogues
    LoginRegister
    • Home
    • News
      • Financial Results
      • Hospitals & Diagnostics
      • IT / Health Venture
      • Implants / Devices
      • Insurance
      • Key Movement
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Policy
      • Technology
      • pharma-news
    • blog
    • Home
    • Latest News
    • No asbestos found in...

    No asbestos found in baby powder test, says Johnson and Johnson

    Medical Dialogues BureauWritten by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2019-12-05T12:49:26+05:30  |  Updated On 5 Dec 2019 12:49 PM IST

    A total of 155 tests were conducted by two different third-party labs using four different testing methods on samples from the same bottle of baby powder tested by the USFDA's contracted lab, Johnson and Johnson (JnJ) said.


    New Delhi: Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that recent tests showed that Johnson's Baby Powder was free of asbestos after U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigations reported trace amounts of the material in the product earlier this year.


    A total of 155 tests were conducted by two different third-party labs using four different testing methods on samples from the same bottle tested by the FDA's contracted lab, the company said.


    The tests are the latest effort by JnJ to prove the safety of its widely used consumer product after the test by the FDA prompted J&J to undertake a nationwide recall of one lot of Johnson's Baby Powder in October.


    The FDA was not immediately available for comment. However, in response to an October announcement from JnJ that a smaller number of independent tests also found no asbestos, the regulatory agency said it stood by its findings.


    The different test outcomes could have resulted from the fact that contaminants are not uniformly dispersed throughout talc and there is no standard test for asbestos in talc, FDA officials told Reuters in October.


    Tests conducted by the third-party labs showed asbestos was not present in the single bottle that the FDA's contracted lab had tested, nor was it present in retained samples of the finished lot from which the bottle was produced, the company said on Tuesday.


    The company said its investigation concluded that the most probable root causes for the FDA's reported results were either test sample contamination or analyst error at the lab, or both.


    In October, JnJ recalled around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after the FDA said it had found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.


    The voluntary recall was limited to one lot of Johnson's Baby Powder produced and shipped in the United States in 2018, the company said at the time.


    That move marked the first time the company recalled its baby powder for possible asbestos contamination, and the first time U.S. regulators have announced a finding of asbestos in the product. Asbestos is a known carcinogen that has been linked to deadly mesothelioma.


    The recall was the latest blow to the more than 130-year-old U.S. healthcare conglomerate that is facing thousands of lawsuits over a variety of products, including baby powder, opioids, medical devices and the antipsychotic Risperdal.


    JnJ faces more than 15,000 lawsuits from consumers claiming its talc products, including Johnson's Baby Powder, caused their cancer.


    By Sanjana Shivdas and Carl O'Donnell


    Read Also: Johnson and Johnson found negligent in landmark vaginal mesh lawsuit in Australia

    asbestosbaby powderbaby powder testcancerUSFDAJnJJnJ baby powderJohnson & JohnsonJohnson and Johnsonmesothelioma
    Source : Reuters

    Disclaimer: This site is primarily intended for healthcare professionals. Any content/information on this website does not replace the advice of medical and/or health professionals and should not be construed as medical/diagnostic advice/endorsement or prescription. Use of this site is subject to our terms of use, privacy policy, advertisement policy. © 2020 Minerva Medical Treatment Pvt Ltd

    Medical Dialogues Bureau
    Medical Dialogues Bureau

      Medical Dialogues Bureau consists of a team of passionate medical/scientific writers, led by doctors and healthcare researchers.  Our team efforts to bring you updated and timely news about the important happenings of the medical and healthcare sector. Our editorial team can be reached at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Check out more about our bureau/team here

      Show Full Article
      Next Story
      Similar Posts
      NO DATA FOUND

      Popular Stories

      • Email: info@medicaldialogues.in
      • Phone: 011 - 4372 0751

      Website Last Updated On : 13 Oct 2022 5:14 AM GMT
      Company
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Our Team
      • Reach our Editor
      • Feedback
      • Submit Article
      Ads & Legal
      • Advertise
      • Advertise Policy
      • Terms and Conditions
      • Privacy Policy
      • Editorial Policy
      • Comments Policy
      • Disclamier
      Medical Dialogues is health news portal designed to update medical and healthcare professionals but does not limit/block other interested parties from accessing our general health content. The health content on Medical Dialogues and its subdomains is created and/or edited by our expert team, that includes doctors, healthcare researchers and scientific writers, who review all medical information to keep them in line with the latest evidence-based medical information and accepted health guidelines by established medical organisations of the world.

      Any content/information on this website does not replace the advice of medical and/or health professionals and should not be construed as medical/diagnostic advice/endorsement or prescription.Use of this site is subject to our terms of use, privacy policy, advertisement policy. You can check out disclaimers here. © 2025 Minerva Medical Treatment Pvt Ltd

      © 2025 - Medical Dialogues. All Rights Reserved.
      Powered By: Hocalwire
      X
      We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. To know more, see our Cookie Policy and Cookie Settings.Ok