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India’s drug regulator to probe J&J’s baby talc for asbestos post-US recall
The impending investigation by India’s apex drug regulator follows the US-based company initiating a voluntary recall of a single lot of its baby talc in the US last week, the official said
1 min read25 Oct 2019Johnson & Johnson recalls 33,000 bottles of Baby Powder as FDA finds traces of asbestos
Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling the lot, #22318RB, which consists of 33,000 bottles. The firm said that it is working with the FDA, which tested the bottleJohnson & Johnson shares fell 6.2% to $127.70 at the close in New York, the biggest drop since December 2018
4 min read19 Oct 2019J&J denials of asbestos in baby powder spur criminal probe
The US Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation into whether J&J lied to the public about the possible cancer risks of its talcum powderIt coincides with a regulatory investigation and civil claims by cancer patients that J&J’s Baby Powder talc was responsible for their illness
5 min read13 Jul 2019Opinion| Science favours Johnson & Johnson in talcum powder lawsuits
It also seems likely that at least some talc has been sold to the public, whether by Johnson & Johnson or another company, with trace amounts of asbestos
5 min read27 Dec 2018Drug inspectors seize samples of J&J baby products for testing
The regulator on Thursday ordered Johnson and Johnson to not use talc raw material from its Mulund plant in Mumbai and Baddi unit in Himachal Pradesh for production till further direction
2 min read21 Dec 2018All Johnson and Johnson baby care products under the scanner in India
Drug inspectors have been told to start lifting the samples both from its manufacturing sites and markets all over India
2 min read21 Dec 2018Why Johnson’s baby powder is facing the heat
Mint analyses the implications of reports that Johnson and Johnson knew of presence of cancer-inducing asbestos in its iconic Johnson's baby powder
2 min read20 Dec 2018J&J loses bid to have $4.7 billion talc verdict set aside, vows to appeal
J&J denies that its talc products cause cancer or that they ever contained asbestos
1 min read20 Dec 2018Indian drug inspectors seize Johnson’s baby powder: Report
Indian drug inspectors have seized samples of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder from Baddi plant in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday night
1 min read19 Dec 2018India to test J&J baby powder for traces of asbestos
A senior government official said that central drug licensing inspectors will draw samples of J&J's baby powder and start its probe
2 min read19 Dec 2018Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared