Black Lives Matter Protests in the West Nudge Johnson & Johnson to Kill Its Fairness Products in India
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Johnson & Johnson will prevent promoting its Blank & Transparent Equity line of goods, offered in India, a spokeswoman advised Reuters on Friday.
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- Final Up to date: June 22, 2020, 10:30 AM IST
Johnson & Johnson has determined to forestall promoting pores and skin whitening lotions standard in Asia and the Heart East, it has stated, after such merchandise have come beneath renewed social force in contemporary weeks amid an international debate about racial inequality.
Johnson & Johnson will prevent promoting its Blank & Transparent Equity line of goods, offered in India, a spokeswoman advised Reuters on Friday. Information that it will pull its Neutrogena Effective Equity line, to be had in Asia and the Heart East, used to be reported previous this month.
“Conversations over the last few weeks highlighted that some product names or claims on our darkish spot reducer merchandise constitute equity or white as higher than your personal distinctive pores and skin tone,” Johnson & Johnson stated. “This used to be by no means our purpose – wholesome pores and skin is lovely pores and skin.”
The healthcare corporate stated it will not produce or send the goods, however that they could nonetheless seem on cabinets for some time as shares run thru.
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