Tylenol Recalled Because of Musty Odor

By Christopher Walker
Oct 19 2010

It has been reported in New York today that Johnson and Johnson recalled it’s over the counter pain-killer because of the moldy smell that it is generating.

The company has over the past year recalled millions of bottles of this painkiller because of this smell. The company has also admitted that it has voluntarily decided to recall this lot.

Johnson and Johnson is already facing a U.S. congressional probe for the lapses in quality control. This has resulted in the company calling back numerous lots of Motrin, Benadryl and of course Tylenol. It has been reported that during the last recall nearly one hundred twenty-eight bottles had been recalled.

The company in a release said that it does think that any adverse medical event will occur and as a precaution they have recalled the lot. The product has been identified as Tylenol eight-hour caplets for adults mainly sold in Puerto Rico and the United States.

She further stated that all the recalled lots were manufactured in a Fort Washington factory in Pennsylvania. This factory was operated by McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit of J&J.

This facility has been shut down and is currently going for quality control upgradation. The FDA inspectors had spotted grime, thick dust and contaminated ingredients at the plant. This plant is likely to be made operational again next year. Till then other McNeil plants will be used as compensation to maintain production levels.

This news has adversely affected the brand image of the company and has forced to look at the operations at the McNeil unit. This plant accounted for almost one percent of the company’s annual revenues.