Posted on 01/15/2010 9:11:24 PM PST by STARWISE
More Products, Including Tylenol Extra Strength and Rolaids, Recalled Due to Noxious Chemical Fears
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration slammed Tylenol manufacturer McNeil Healthcare LLC during a media briefing this morning for what it called a slow response to problems at a facility in Puerto Rico that led to consumers becoming sickened by tainted pills.
"McNeil should have acted faster," said Deborah Autor, director of the FDA's Office of Compliance, of the arm of Johnson & Johnson that manufactures Tylenol products, adding "When something smells bad, literally or figuratively, they must aggressively investigate and solve the problem."
A recall of Tylenol products that began last month with the popular Tylenol arthritis caplet expanded this morning to include more than two dozen other over-the-counter products manufactured by McNeil.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Extra-Strength Tylenol
Tylenol 8 Hr.
Tylenol PM
Tylenol Arthritis Pain
Tylenol Meltaways
Benadryl
St. Joseph Safety Coated Aspirin - 81 mgs
St. Joseph Chewable Aspirin - 81 mgs
are they made in china now too?
~~Product recall ... check your bottles for
the lot #’s.
FYI .. I’ve had my big bottle of Extra Strength
Tylenol for over 6 mos. The lot # is on the list.
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In its statement, the company advised consumers who purchased the affected products to stop using them and contact McNeil for information about how to get a refund or a replacement.
The company provided the address for its Web site,
www.mcneilproductrecall.com, as well as a toll-free number:
(888) 222-6036.
What is the date on these drugs, we have Tylenol and Benedryl in the house
You have to check the exact product type and lot #’s here
https://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/page.jhtml?id=/include/prd_all.inc
I have no idea, sorry.
Rolaids and Motrin too!?!?!
Grrrr!
I avoid tylenol since it’s worse for the liver than rot gut but it looks like I have to move to Tums :|
We hit the jackpot!
ping
EVERYONE...use DGL for stomach problems (Deglycerrized Licorice) - you can buy it in the health sections of most grocery stores....it will not destroy your stomach, and protect it from other issues, especially if you take aspirin or other pain killers that hurt the stomach lining. I used to have to take 6+ 325mg aspirin a day...DGL saved my stomach.
Thanks for the ping, Starwise.
I had no idea they’d added to the list. Will check the Benadryl package I bought about a month ago. Actually, I haven’t bought any Tylenol since that scare from a looong time ago.
Your bottle may not be on the list.
Check my link above.
I love the shady reporting on this:
“Johnson & Johnson recalled some Tylenol Arthritis Caplets in November and December due to the smell, which caused nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea.”
An odor would *not* cause pain and diarrhea, the chemical which caused the odor could. They haven’t even reported what the chemical is!
Uh oh ...
Doesn’t matter - J&J quality control is apparently lacking and risking my pregnant wife’s and my health isn’t worth it.
Good bye Motrin and Rolaids - Hello Advil, Bayer and Tums
I’ve heard of it but never really checked it out, I’ll have to take a look. Thanks!
Just realized .. according to the article,
they were manufactured in Puerto Rico.
Several years ago, my company stopped using wood pallets in our facilities. We went to metal and plastic, eventually all plastic.
Why? Because there is a bacteria that grows on wood that could have ended up in our products. Looks like McNeil has found that out the hard way.
Extra-Strength Tylenol
Bingo!
half a bottle left.. gulp.
Wow .. I bet Puerto Rican wood gets
moldy down there in the tropics.
Thanks for the info.
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