J&J Recalls One Baby Powder Lot After Test Shows Subordinated-Trace Asbestos Levels
18 Octobre 2019 - 3:28PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Friday said it launched a
voluntary recall of a single lot of its Johnson's Baby Powder after
a U.S. Food and Drug Administration test indicated the presence of
sub-trace levels of chrysotile asbestos contamination in samples
from a single bottle.
J&J said the bottle, purchased from an online retailer, was
from a lot produced and shipped in the U.S. in 2018.
The New Brunswick, N.J., company said it is working with the FDA
to determine the integrity of the tested sample and the validity of
the test results. Among other things, J&J said it is
investigating whether cross-contamination of the sample caused a
false positive, whether the sample was taken from a bottle with an
intact seal, and whether the tested product is authentic or
counterfeit.
J&J said it has rigorous testing in place and as recently as
last month found no asbestos in its talc. The company said it is
recalling the lot out of an abundance of caution despite the low
levels of asbestos reported.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson, which closed Thursday at
$136.17, slipped 2.6% in premarket trading.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
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