Tylenol makers’ recall of over-the-counter medicines has expanded to include 21 additional lots of Tylenol products, including some that were sold in the United States.
This is a “follow-up” of the original recall announced on Jan. 15, which followed complaints of a “musty or moldy odor” linked to a chemical used to treat the wooden shipping pallets, Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare division announced in a press release on Thursday.
The affected products have been sold in the United States, Fiji, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica.
These products were added to the recall list as a “precautionary measure” after an internal review revealed that some packaging materials in the identified lots had been shipped and stored on the same kind of wooden pallets that had been treated with the chemical that caused the odor, called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA).
The recalled medications were produced before Jan. 15, “after which McNeil stopped accepting shipments of materials from its suppliers on that type of pallet,” according to the release.
The recall is voluntary, and consumers who have used the recalled products are unlikely to see serious negative health effects, the company said.
McNeil issued a recall of children’s medications in May that was linked to product quality, The Epoch Times previously reported. The medications in question may have been contaminated with small particles, contained inactive ingredients that did not meet quality control standards, or included higher concentrations of active ingredients than were indicated on the packaging.
The full product recall list, sourced from Tylenol.com, follows on Page 2:
This is a “follow-up” of the original recall announced on Jan. 15, which followed complaints of a “musty or moldy odor” linked to a chemical used to treat the wooden shipping pallets, Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare division announced in a press release on Thursday.
The affected products have been sold in the United States, Fiji, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica.
These products were added to the recall list as a “precautionary measure” after an internal review revealed that some packaging materials in the identified lots had been shipped and stored on the same kind of wooden pallets that had been treated with the chemical that caused the odor, called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA).
The recalled medications were produced before Jan. 15, “after which McNeil stopped accepting shipments of materials from its suppliers on that type of pallet,” according to the release.
The recall is voluntary, and consumers who have used the recalled products are unlikely to see serious negative health effects, the company said.
McNeil issued a recall of children’s medications in May that was linked to product quality, The Epoch Times previously reported. The medications in question may have been contaminated with small particles, contained inactive ingredients that did not meet quality control standards, or included higher concentrations of active ingredients than were indicated on the packaging.
The full product recall list, sourced from Tylenol.com, follows on Page 2:
| Product Name | Lot Number | UPC Code |
|---|---|---|
| BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ | ||
| BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS 100 count | ABA567 | 312547170338 |
| BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS 100 count | ABA574 | 312547170338 |
| Children’s TYLENOL® Meltaways | ||
| CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® MELTAWAYS BUBBLEGUM 30 count | ABA544 | 300450519306 |
| MOTRIN® IB | ||
| MOTRIN® IB CAPLET 24 count | ACA003 | 300450481030 |
| MOTRIN® IB CAPLET bonus pack 50+25 count | ACA002 | 300450481764 |
| MOTRIN® IB TABLET 100 count | AFA060 | 300450463043 |
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength | ||
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength EZ TABLET 225 count | ASA206 | 300450422378 |
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength EZ TABLET 50 count | ABA005 | 300450422507 |
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength COOL CAPLET 24 count | ABA566 | 300450444240 |
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET bonus pack 24+12 count | ACA025 | 300450444318 |
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count | AFA018 | 300450449078 |
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count (included in Day/Night Pack) | ABA168 | 300450444530 |
| TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) | AEC005 | 300450527103 |
| TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) | AFC005 | 300450527103 |
| TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) | ADC002 | 300450527103 |
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 24 count | ACA024 | 300450488244 |
| TYLENOL®, Extra Strength RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 225 count | AJA119 | 300450488251 |
| TYLENOL® PM | ||
| TYLENOL® PM CAPLET 24 count | ACA005 | 300450482242 |
| TYLENOL® PM CAPLET 24 count | ADA259 | 300450482242 |
| TYLENOL® PM GELTAB 50 count | AFA100 | 300450176509 |
| TYLENOL® PM RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 20 count | ACA004 | 300450244208 |
