Johnson & Johnson Widens Recall To 21 Lots Of OTC Medications

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Article Date: 10 Jul 2010 - 9:00 PDT

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McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, is recalling 21 lots of OTC (over-the-counter) medications which are sold in the USA, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica.

The company says that this recall is a follow-up to a previous product recall announced in January 2010, which was initiated by complaints of a musty or moldy odor by consumers. This odor has been found to be associated with trace amounts of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA).

The company stresses that the risk of a serious adverse event is very small.

The widening of the recall is a precautionary measure, says McNeil Consumer Healthcare, after an ongoing internal review found that some packaging materials used in the lots had been shipped and stored on the same type of wooden pallet that was linked to the presence of TBA in previously recalled lots.

This recall involves only lots produced before the January 15, 2010 recall. The company says shipments of material from its suppliers of that type of pallet were halted after that date.

People who have bought products from the lots included in this latest recall should stop using them and should contact McNeil Consumers Healthcare for instructions on a refund or replacement, the company announced. Instructions are available at www.mcneilproductrecall.com.

Full product recall list:
(Details can be seen on the side of the side of the bottle label)

BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™
BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS 100 count (lot number): ABA567 (UPC code): 312547170338
BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS 100 count (lot number): ABA574 (UPC code): 312547170338

Children's TYLENOL® Meltaways
CHILDREN'S TYLENOL® MELTAWAYS BUBBLEGUM 30 count (lot number): ABA544 (UPC code): 300450519306

MOTRIN® IB
MOTRIN® IB CAPLET 24 count (lot number): ACA003 (UPC code): 300450481030
MOTRIN® IB CAPLET bonus pack 50+25 count (lot number): ACA002 (UPC code): 300450481764
MOTRIN® IB TABLET 100 count (lot number): AFA060 (UPC code): 300450463043

TYLENOL®, Extra Strength
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength EZ TABLET 225 count (lot number): ASA206 (UPC code): 300450422378
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength EZ TABLET 50 count (lot number): ABA005 (UPC code): 300450422507
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength COOL CAPLET 24 count (lot number): ABA566 (UPC code): 300450444240
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET bonus pack 24+12 count (lot number): ACA025 (UPC code): 300450444318
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count (lot number): AFA018 (UPC code): 300450449078
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count (included in Day/Night Pack) (lot number): ABA168 (UPC code): 300450444530
TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) (lot number): AEC005 (UPC code): 300450527103
TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) (lot number): AFC005 (UPC code): 300450527103
TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) (lot number): ADC002 (UPC code): 300450527103
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 24 count (lot number): ACA024 (UPC code): 300450488244
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 225 count (lot number): AJA119 (UPC code): 300450488251

TYLENOL® PM
TYLENOL® PM CAPLET 24 count (lot number): ACA00 (UPC code): 300450482242
TYLENOL® PM CAPLET 24 count (lot number): ADA259 (UPC code): 300450482242
TYLENOL® PM GELTAB 50 count (lot number): AFA100 (UPC code): 300450176509
TYLENOL® PM RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 20 count (lot number): ACA004 (UPC code): 300450244208

Written by Christian Nordqvist
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