Child Rights Body asks all States to Stop Sale of Johnson's Baby Shampoo

The apex child rights body has asked all states to stop sale of Johnson's baby shampoo. After test the sample of Johnson's baby shampoo, its was found to be of substandard quality in a lab test.

In a letter to chief secretaries of all states, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) ordered to stop the sale of Johnson's baby shampoo. It also ordered to remove the product from stock of shops after Drug Testing Laboratory, Jaipur declared it of substandard quality as presence of formaldehyde was confirmed in it.

The apex child rights body had sought sample test reports of Johnson's baby shampoo and talcum powder from authorities of five states - Andhra Pradesh (south), Jharkhand (east), Rajasthan (west), Madhya Pradesh (central) and Assam (northeast).

After the reports of presence of asbestos and carcinogenic substance in them emerged.

After the test reports of the baby shampoo sample from Rajasthan came in, the order to stop sale was issued. It is yet to receive the test reports from the other four states.

At earliest, it has asked the Drug Control Officer of Rajasthan to send the test report of the talcum powder.