Another painkiller recall by J&J
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November 26, 2010, Friday
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JOHNSON & Johnson is recalling 9 million more bottles of its Tylenol painkiller in the United States because they do not adequately warn customers about the presence of trace amounts of alcohol used in flavorings.
The latest in a seemingly incessant string of J&J recalls involves three brands of Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom Liquid. The Tylenol formulations include Daytime 8-ounce Citrus Burst, Severe 8-Ounce Cool Burst, and Nighttime 8-Ounce Cool Burst.
"There is less than 1 percent alcohol in the flavoring, and this information is on the back of the bottles," said a company spokeswoman. "But the information does not appear on the front of the bottles," she added, an omission that sparked the recall.
More than 200 million packages of painkillers Tylenol and Motrin, allergy treatment Benadryl and other brands have been recalled over the past year due to quality control lapses.
The company said no side effects have been seen with the newly recalled liquid Tylenol products, which were made by a third-party manufacturer. Customers who already have the formulations can continue to take them, J&J said.
Just days ago, the company recalled almost 5 million packages of Benadryl, Motrin and its Rolaids antacid because of manufacturing "insufficiencies."
J&J said those recalls, like many of the earlier ones, involved products made at its plant in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. The facility was closed this year to remedy quality control lapses and is not expected to resume operations until late next year.
As the company establishes new quality-control safeguards, it could discover lapses in its earlier processes that could warrant new product recalls, J&J cautioned.
US sales of J&J consumer brands plunged 25 percent in the third quarter, contributing to an overall decline in global company revenue.
The latest in a seemingly incessant string of J&J recalls involves three brands of Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom Liquid. The Tylenol formulations include Daytime 8-ounce Citrus Burst, Severe 8-Ounce Cool Burst, and Nighttime 8-Ounce Cool Burst.
"There is less than 1 percent alcohol in the flavoring, and this information is on the back of the bottles," said a company spokeswoman. "But the information does not appear on the front of the bottles," she added, an omission that sparked the recall.
More than 200 million packages of painkillers Tylenol and Motrin, allergy treatment Benadryl and other brands have been recalled over the past year due to quality control lapses.
The company said no side effects have been seen with the newly recalled liquid Tylenol products, which were made by a third-party manufacturer. Customers who already have the formulations can continue to take them, J&J said.
Just days ago, the company recalled almost 5 million packages of Benadryl, Motrin and its Rolaids antacid because of manufacturing "insufficiencies."
J&J said those recalls, like many of the earlier ones, involved products made at its plant in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. The facility was closed this year to remedy quality control lapses and is not expected to resume operations until late next year.
As the company establishes new quality-control safeguards, it could discover lapses in its earlier processes that could warrant new product recalls, J&J cautioned.
US sales of J&J consumer brands plunged 25 percent in the third quarter, contributing to an overall decline in global company revenue.
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