Tylenol Voluntarily Recalls Children's Medicines
Concerned about bacterial contamination, Tylenol is recalling certain children's liquid medication products manufactured during a certain period in 2008. While the risk of infection is low when the medicines are ingested, still: eww, bacteria.
One of the products' inactive ingredients may be contaminated with B. cepacia. While an unused portion of the ingredient was contaminated, this doesn't necessarily mean that all products are contaminated, but the company is recalling all products in the affected lots just in case. Visit Tylenol's recall page for the relevant product list and lot numbers.
Recalled Products - Full List [Tylenol Official Site]
J&J recalls lots of infants', children's Tylenol [AP]
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Why has it taken a year for this to come to their attention?
The CDC website on B. cepacia says that it's been found several times in contaminated medication (including mouthwash). It also tends to be resistant to antibiotics, so treatment is probably tricky.
I'm glad I'm using my old-school full-of-alcohol mouthwash!
I heart Johnson and Johnson!
(Off to check my baby tylenol!)
Eww, bacteria?
Probably a good idea to never look at any surface you ever touch under a microscope, then. Also, you probably don't want to know what's in your skin/innards.
Bacteria is everywhere. People need to worry less about bacteria and more about specific bacteria. Yogurt? Good. Botulism? Bad.
@UCLAri: I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there's little chance that the Tylenol in question is tainted with yogurt.
@Dabby: It doesn't go immediately from warehouse to supermarket, let alone the shelf in the medicine aisle.
They're not doing a recall because their poisons aren't good for children, but because it's expedient. Drug companies aren't in the business of helping people get well, but to enrich themselves at their victims' expense. Remember: We need good food and exercise for health. Drugs are medicine, to be used only in limited situations.
Yeah, if only it were possible to actually get through on the phone to talk to someone or find out how to get a replacement product.
Johnson & Johnson has always been proactive when it comes to product recalls Remember the Tylenol tampering cases in the '80's? Kudos to them for doing the right thing without being forced to by the government.