Majestic Aromas: Tylenol recall: Odor problems plague Johnson & Johnson

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Posted by Dr. Ali ABY Muhammed | Posted in Majestic Aromas: Tylenol recall: Odor problems plague Johnson & Johnson | Posted on 09-11-2010

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A collection of Tylenol and other over-the-counter pain relievers is shown in a New York drugstore in February. On Oct. 18, Johnson & Johnson announced a new recall of Tylenol – its sixth in a year because of a musty or moldy odor.

Call it the bad penny of recalls: Problems linked to the storage of Tylenol keep coming back to haunt Johnson & Johnson.

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On Monday, one of its business units issued a new recall announcement – its sixth – for a musty or moldy odor in one of its products.

Unlike previous Tylenol recalls, which were related to complaints lodged months earlier, the latest recall was prompted by a new round of consumer reports of odors.

“We’re continuing to investigate it,” says Mark Boston, a spokesman for McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the Johnson & Johnson unit that produced the Tylenol. The company believes the new complaints are related to packaging components that were used in the production of the lot, he adds.

The specific recall involves Tylenol 8 hour caplets. Consumers who buy the Tylenol should check their packaging. The recalled Tylenol is lot No. BCM155 (it also has bar code No. 3 0045-0297-51 8.)

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