Tanzania bans J&J Uganda whats up?

The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) said that it was banning the importation, distribution and sale of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Baby Powder that contain the talc ingredient.

The statement by TBS comes almost two weeks after the standards body announced that it was investigating the possibility of the presence in the market of baby powder manufactured by the US pharmaceutical giant J&J that contains talc, which is claimed to cause cancer in some countries.

On April 4, J&J announced its intention to stop manufacturing the product using talc in Dar es Salaam. Now, Uganda’s authorities whats up? What are you telling Ugandans? Save Ugandans.