New recall of smelly medicines
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January 17, 2010, Sunday
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JOHNSON & Johnson has issued a massive recall of over-the-counter drugs including Tylenol, Motrin and St Joseph's aspirin because of a moldy smell that has made people sick.
It included caplet and geltab products sold in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates and Fiji.
Consumers should check the full list at www.mcneilproductrecall.com to identify recalled batches of McNeil Consumer Healthcare products.
It was the second such recall in less than a month because of the smell, which regulators said on Friday was first reported to McNeil in 2008.
Regulators criticized the company, saying it didn't respond to the complaints quickly enough, wasn't thorough in handling the issue and didn't tell the Food and Drug Administration quickly.
The recall includes some batches of regular and extra-strength Tylenol, children's Tylenol, eight-hour Tylenol, Tylenol arthritis, Tylenol PM, children's Motrin, Motrin IB, Benadryl Rolaids, Simply Sleep and St Joseph's aspirin.
The FDA said about 70 people have been either sickened by the odor, with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea, or noticed it.
The smell is caused by a chemical associated with the treatment of wooden pallets.
It included caplet and geltab products sold in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates and Fiji.
Consumers should check the full list at www.mcneilproductrecall.com to identify recalled batches of McNeil Consumer Healthcare products.
It was the second such recall in less than a month because of the smell, which regulators said on Friday was first reported to McNeil in 2008.
Regulators criticized the company, saying it didn't respond to the complaints quickly enough, wasn't thorough in handling the issue and didn't tell the Food and Drug Administration quickly.
The recall includes some batches of regular and extra-strength Tylenol, children's Tylenol, eight-hour Tylenol, Tylenol arthritis, Tylenol PM, children's Motrin, Motrin IB, Benadryl Rolaids, Simply Sleep and St Joseph's aspirin.
The FDA said about 70 people have been either sickened by the odor, with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea, or noticed it.
The smell is caused by a chemical associated with the treatment of wooden pallets.
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