J&J recalls infants', children's liquid Tylenol

The products being recalled were made between April and June and include nearly two dozen varieties, including Children's Tylenol Suspension 4 oz. Grape, Infants' Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops 1/4 oz. and Children's Tylenol Plus Cold/Allergy 4 oz. Bubble Gum.

Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday it has contacted wholesalers and retailers about the recall. An inactive ingredient didn't meet internal testing requirements, the company said, and B. cepacia bacteria were detected in a portion of raw material that went unused in the finished product.

The company said in a letter that no bacteria were found in the finished product, and that the likelihood of a serious medical event is remote. But it said it decided after consulting with the Food and Drug Administration that it would recall the products.

"It was decided, as a precaution, to recall all product that utilized any of the raw material manufactured at the same time as the raw material that tested positive for the bacteria," the company said.

Consumers with questions should call McNeil's consumer call center at 1-800-962-5357.

Lot numbers can be found on the bottom of the product's box and on the sticker that surrounds the product's bottle.

A full list of the recalled products and lot numbers is available at Tylenol's web site: www.tylenol.com

 

I just love the touchy-feely picture on the front of Tylenol's website (a baby hand nestled in an adult hand). But then this is a company who should know something about marketing spin/damage control. Kudos to Tylenol for being pro-active and announcing the recall before people started getting sick. I guess the 1980's deaths of customers who ingested poisoned Extra Strength Tylenol capsules are still fresh in corporate memory. That and children's deaths this time round would be unforgivable...