Tylenol Recall

McNeil Consumer Healthcare and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has notified consumers that it is expanding a voluntary recall to include all available product lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles. These bottles have the distinctive red EZ-Open Cap.

In November 2009, Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles were recalled after McNeil received numerous consumer complaints of an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew odor that accompanied nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. It is reported that the odor is caused by the presence of the chemical 2,4,6-tribromoanisole, believed to be the breakdown of a chemical used to treat wooden pallets that transport and store packaging materials.

The health effects of this compound have not been well studied, and to date all of the events reported to McNeil were temporary and non-serious. Consumers who purchased Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles with the red EZ-Open cap from the lots included in this recall should stop using the product and contact McNeil for instructions on a refund or replacement. You can contact McNeil at (888) 222-6036 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time) or you may contact them electronically by clicking here.

The affected TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count product lot numbers can be found on the side of the bottle label. Please check your Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles for the following UPC, Code, and Lot numbers:

UPC:
0045-0838-21

Code:
8382100

Lot:
08AMC002
08AMC005
09AMC010

07CMC011
08CMC026
09CMC041

07DMC022
07DMC024
08DMC029

08EMC037
08EMC039
09EMC075
09EMC079
09EMC076

07FMC032
07FMC033
08FMC044
08FMC045

07GMC038
07GMC039
08GMC050
08GMC053
08GMC063
08GMC065
09GMC096
09GMC097
09GMC099

07HMC045
07HMC051
07HMC053

07JMC064
07JMC069
07JMC070
07JMC071
08JMC103
08JMC109
08JMC110
08JMC111
09JMC118
09JMC126

08KMC124
08KMC127
08KMC131
08KMC132
09KMC133
09KMC134

07XMC055
07XMC058
07XMC062
08XMC093
08XMC094
08XMC095
09XMC114
09XMC116

Sources:

FDA: Safety: Recalls: Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts, http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm195690.htm

Tylenol: Important News, http://www.tylenol.com/page2.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subp_tar_recall.inc