highlightsthe national commission for protection of child rights ncpcr has written to the chief secretaries of all states and union territories asking them to stop the sale of johnson johnson baby shampoo in their respective states in view of the findings of the sample testing report from the rajasthan drug control officer while seeking an update in the matter from states ncpcr in its order recommends that the sale of the product may be stopped till further notice new delhi the national commission for protection of child rights has written to the chief secretaries of all states and union territories asking them to stop the sale of johnson johnson baby shampoo in their respective states and also removing the product from the stock of the shops in view of the findings of the sample testing report from the rajasthan drug control officer toi had reported on april 1 that johnson johnsons baby shampoo has come under the regulatory lens with samples of the product collected in rajasthan showing presence of harmful ingredients that may cause cancer advt while seeking an update in the matter from states ncpcr in its order recommends that the sale of the product may be stopped till further notice toi reached out to jj for a reaction but their response was yet to come at the time of going to press in taking its decision the ncpcr took note of a rajasthan government report and the results quoted of the government analyst drug testing laboratory in jaipur which found samples of jj baby shampoo not of standard quality as presence of formaldehyde was confirmed the centre had put the product under scrutiny based on the rajasthan state drug controllers report official sources said the child rights body has also asked the drug control organisation rajasthan to send the test report of johnson johnsons baby talcum powder at the earliestthe recommendations come as a followup to a hearing held on april 15 on the summons issued in the matter to five states rajashthan madhya pradesh jharkhand assam and andhra pradesh the summons were over no response to repeated letters on status of sample tests sought to settle the safety concerns raised regarding use of johnson johnson baby care products specifically its talcum powder and shampoo the company has maintained that the shampoo was safe and in compliance with regulatory standards by ambika pandit sushmi dey tnn published on apr 27 2019 at 0818 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get