REACTINE® and Tree Canada collaborate to improve the lives of Canadians

The collaboration between the allergy brand and tree planting non-profit aims to help counteract climate change

TORONTO, May 19, 2022 /CNW/ - Johnson & Johnson Inc., makers of REACTINE®, today announced a strategic partnership with Tree Canada to help combat climate change and the potential to create a shorter allergy season. As part of this collaboration, REACTINE® is sponsoring a portion of Tree Canada's National Greening Program, where more than 800,000 trees will be planted across Canada this year.

Studies have revealed that climate change has been linked to a longer allergy season, affecting Canadians who experience seasonal allergies.¹ Reforestation and tree planting can help counteract climate change by capturing carbon, the excess of which can increase the Greenhouse Effect, a contributor to climate change.^2,3

"This new collaboration with Tree Canada is one step in advancing our company's pledge to tackle environmental and human health challenges, through our Healthy Lives Mission," says Cory Price, Managing Director, Johnson & Johnson Inc. (Consumer Health Canada).⁴ "Like Tree Canada, we are committed to taking action by finding innovative solutions that will ultimately improve and protect the health of Canadian consumers, communities and our planet."

REACTINE® will be working with Tree Canada to support the planting of more than 5,800 seedlings across the country as part of Tree Canada's National Greening Program. The sponsorship will also go towards 'Treemendous Communities,' one of Tree Canada's community tree grant programs, to help a local organization identify better methods for planting mini urban forests.   

"We are thrilled to be partnering with REACTINE®," says Michael Petryk, director of operations, Tree Canada. "Trees have a positive impact on communities by reducing air pollution and providing oxygen. This collaboration will support our work to plant trees across the country to help grow better places to live."

To encourage Canadians to connect with nature and spend time outdoors, REACTINE® is running a contest from May 16 (10:00 am EST) – June 13, 2022 (11:59 pm EST). Canadians can enter by posting a photo of themselves on Instagram outside and among trees, using the hashtag #ReactineRootsForRelief. The winner will be selected by random draw and will win a camping trip in their home province and will see 500 trees planted in their region as part of Tree Canada's National Greening Program. To learn more, visit reactine.ca.

About REACTINE®
REACTINE® works fast and lasts providing 24-hour relief of symptoms such as: itchy eyes, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion, itchy nose, itchy throat, allergic skin itch and hives. REACTINE® is owned by Toronto, ON-based, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, division of Johnson & Johnson Inc.

For more information on REACTINE® products, please visit Reactine.ca or www.Facebook.com/ReactineCA.

About the Consumer Health business of Johnson & Johnson
At Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, we are driven to improve the personal health of people everywhere. Our differentiated portfolio of iconic brands, including Tylenol^®, Neutrogena^®, Aveeno^®, Listerine^®, OGX^®, and Johnson's^®, delivers life-enhancing, first-to-market innovation. By combining the power of science with meaningful human insights and digital-first thinking, we help more than 1.2 billion people live healthier lives every day, from their very first day.

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¹ William RL, Anderegg John T. Abatzoglou, Leander DL Anderegg, Leonard Bielory, Patrick L. Kinney, and Lewis Ziska. "Anthropogenic climate change is worsening North American pollen seasons." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, no. 7 (2021). Anthropogenic climate change is worsening North American pollen seasons PNAS

² "The Benefits of Trees." TreeCanada. (2022). The Benefits of Trees – Tree Canada

³ Megan Dettenmaier, Michael Kuhns, Bethany Unger, Darren McAvoy "Trees and Climate Change." Utah Forest Facts. trees-and-climate-change.pdf (usu.edu)

⁴ Cory Price is employed by Johnson & Johnson Inc.

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