Coal tar
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
California Prop 65 trial over use of coal tar in dandruff shampoos and other OTCs stayed until Jan. 29. Consolidated trial in separate lawsuits brought by the state and Perry Gottesfeld had been slated to begin Oct. 10, but defendants Bergen Brunswig and Reedco requested a stay pending FDA review of the ingredient's safety (1"The Rose Sheet" Sept. 4, p. 7). Defendants include J&J's Neutrogena division and Denorex shampoo marketer Whitehall-Robins. Reedco is a subsidiary of Tegrin maker Block Drug, which SmithKline Beecham is acquiring for roughly $1.24 bil