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After Rajasthan, Gujarat to test J&J's baby shampoos

The test results are likely to be out in another two to three weeks

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Gujarat's move to test the baby shampoo product is not driven by any larger steps being taken by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) at the Centre.

Vinay Umarji Ahmedabad,
After Rajasthan's state drugs controller found that Johnson & Johnson (J&J)'s baby shampoo products were not of standard quality, the Gujarat Food and Drugs Control Authority has turned its eye on the healthcare major. 

The state FDCA has now ordered tests on samples of J&J's baby shampoo results, which could take at least couple of weeks. 

Gujarat took it upon itself to test the products following media reports on results in Rajasthan. 

"We randomly and arbitrarily take up products for test. Close to 15,000 samples of drugs and cosmetics every year are tested in Gujarat. However, we have now ordered

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