June 22, 2010: McNeil Expands Recall to New Lots of Benadryl and Tylenol
FDA reports that McNeil Consumer Healthcare, who has been
involved in recent children’s medicine recalls, is expanding its recall to
include five more product lots.
On June 15, 2010, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, announced the
recall of the four product lots of BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS, 100
count, sold in the U.S.; and one product lot of EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL® Rapid
Release Gels, 50 count sold in the U.S., Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, and
Puerto Rico.
The product lot numbers for the recalled products can be
found on the side of the bottle label.
All these products were produced before the January 15th, 2010
recall.
This recall is a follow-up to the product recall that McNeil
Consumer Healthcare announced on January 15th, 2010 because these newly
recalled products were mistakenly left out of the initial recall action. McNeil
Consumer Healthcare informed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its
decision to add these product lots to the recall list.
The January 15th, 2010 recall was the result of consumer
complaints of a musty or moldy odor that has since been linked to the presence of
trace amounts of a chemical resulting from of a breakdown of a chemical that is applied
to wood used to build wooden pallets that transport and store product packaging
materials.
BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS is sold over-the-counter
and is indicated for the relief of allergy associated symptoms such as
sneezing, runny nose, itchy throat, and itchy and watery eyes.
EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL® Rapid Release Gels is sold
over-the-counter and is indicated for the temporary reduction of fever and for
the temporary relief of minor aches and pains due to headache, muscular aches,
backache, minor arthritis pain, the common cold, toothache, pre-menstrual and
menstrual cramps, and flu.
FULL RECALLED PRODUCT LIST:
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Product Name
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Product Form
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Lot Number
|
NDC Number
|
UPC Code
|
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BENADRYL Allergy ULTRATAB Tablets 100 count
|
Ultratab Tablet
|
AJA008, ADA194, ABA022, ABA264
|
50580-226-10
|
312547170338
|
|
EXTRA STRENGTH Tylenol Rapid Release Gels 50 count
|
Rapid Release Gelcap
|
ASA202
|
50580-488-50
|
300450488503
|
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