J&J Faces Suit By 80 Chinese Families Over Baby Products
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Eighty Chinese families are considering a class action suit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging its baby products harmed their children. A legal support group of more than 50 lawyers representing the families said it would submit the cases to the courts in April. At issue are the company's baby bath products, with one batch found to have 1,4-dioxane, a substance unregulated in China. The State FDA and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have disagreed over the level of suspect contents in the products. (Click here for more