Business Maverick: Tiger Brands pulls baby talcum powder over asbestos contamination concern

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The packaged goods company says the recall was a precautionary measure and has urged customers to return products to retailers for a full refund. It insists, as does J&J, that there’s no evidence that talcum causes cancer – despite tens of thousands of ...

Tiger Brands has recalled all its Purity Essentials Baby Powder products, instead of specific batch numbers, as a “precautionary measure” after trace levels of asbestos were detected in test samples from a batch of pharmaceutical-grade talcum powder used as raw material in the production of finished powder products.

Tiger Brands has been dogged by product quality and food safety scandals over the years, including the listeriosis outbreak which sickened more than 1,050 people and killed 218 , bread price-fixing , the 2014 recall of its Tastic Simply Delicious product over traces of the carcinogenic colourants methyl yellow and Sudan Red, which were found in instant rice and curry sauces made in a factory in India, and most recently the KOO and Hugo’s canned vegetable product recall due to defective cans...

“We continuously evaluate and optimise our portfolio to best position the business for long-term growth. This transition will help simplify our product offerings, deliver sustainable innovation, and meet the needs of our consumers, customers and evolving global trends. Cornstarch-based JOHNSON’S® Baby Powder is already sold in countries around the world…

 

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Nothing is going to be done to this brand because it's not black owned.

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