FDA Reports Finding Cancer Causing Substances in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reportedly suspended the licence of Johnson & Johnson.

As per the reports, the order was issued in a case dating back to 2007 when residues of carcinogenic substances were found in 15 batches of Johnson & Johnson baby powder. And later it was found out that the residue was found because that the talcum powder was sterilized by ethylene oxide which in is carcinogenic and irritant.

As per the reports, the order will become effective from 24 June.

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An Arkansas judge fined Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary more than $1.1 billion Wednesday April 12, 2013 for downplaying and concealing risks associated with the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, a ruling that could affect dozens of pending lawsuits over the drug.

Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled that Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its parent company must pay $5,000 for each of 240,000 Risperdal prescriptions the state health coverage program paid for during a 3½-year period, accounting for the bulk of the penalty.

A jury on Tuesday April 11, 2013 found the companies liable.

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