The products came under the FDA scanner following complaints. "Some of the carcinogenic matter in these products can cause reaction in babies," FDA commissioner A Ramakrishnan said and added that promotion of such products as those meant for babies was misleading.
The FDA has asked the company to remove the word 'baby' from several of its products meant for infants, terming it as 'misleading'.
The company was issued notice on Tuesday for "misleading" use of the word baby on the labels of its products, as chemicals used in the products were in no way different from those used in other cosmetic products, Ramakrishnan said.
The official, however, added that baby soap did not have any harmful chemicals in it. Ramakrishnan said the use of liquid paraffin in baby oil violates section 17 C (c) of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act (1940) amounting to misbranding and misleading labelling.
Maharashtra FDA has also sent directions to all the other state FDAs and a letter to Drug Controller General of India on the issue. He said the company has been given 15 days to file its reply.
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