Now, a cancer-causing substance found in Johnson & Johnson’s ‘No More Tears’ baby shampoo
Two batches of Johnson & Johnson’s popular baby shampoo have been found to be contaminated with formaldehyde. Drug inspectors in Rajasthan claim to have found a cancer-causing substance in the popular Johnson & Johnson ‘No More Tears’ baby shampoo, bringing yet another product of the US pharmaceutical giant under scrutiny over health concerns and reviving a controversy it claimed to have settled five years ago. According to a notice released by the Rajasthan drug controller Sunday, and sent to authorities across the country, two batches of the shampoo have been found to be contaminated with formaldehyde . Formaldehyde has been identified as a carcinogen, which is a substance that promotes the formation of cancer in the body. Both batches were manufactured at Johnson & Johnson’s facility at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. “ We have found a higher amount [than stated by the company] of formaldehyde in J&J’s shampoos and the company has been informed about