Will Jhonson & Jhonson Powder in Riau Islands be Pulled like in America? Here's BPOM Explanation

TRIBUNBATAM.id - Johnson & Johnson powder is very familiar among mothers who have children.

But recently, precisely in the middle of October, Johnson & Johnson's powder was withdrawn from the American market.

As many as 33 thousand baby powder bottles were withdrawn because found asbestos in their composition.

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It is known that asbestos is a carcinogen associated with mesothelioma, a rare cancer that is deadly.

What about in Indonesia, especially Riau Islands Province?

Head of Riau Islands (Kepri) Drug and Food Control Agency (BPOM) Yosef Dwi Irawan said that until now his party had not received any directives from BPOM RI.

"We are still waiting for an explanation or order from BPOM RI," Yosef said, Friday (11/01/2019) to Tribunbatam.id.

Therefore, it is still waiting for instructions from the center and can not take action on their own.

Because every company like Jhonson and Jhonson have security standards for users.

"Jhonson is a big industry, they certainly have mechanisms and procedures that ensure the quality of product safety," explained Yosef.

But it also does not rule out the possibility, if the results of surveillance are found similar things in United States, then it will secure.

"When BPOM's monitoring results are found to be the same content as in America which could be harmful to the community, surely BPOM will take action," said Yosef.

When further confirmed, whether each composition or mixture of chemicals sold in each country is different, Yosef said what happened in America could be accidentally polluted.

"It could be polluted. Because it is not in the powder formula, it may not be intentionally mixed or added, but clearly until now there are no instructions related to Jhonson products," he said.

As a result of asbestos found in the Jhonson and Jhonson powder, this powder company sued by more than 15,000 American consumers.

They complain because the effects can cause them to suffer from cancer. (Tribunbatam.id/Alamudin)

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