More Tylenol, Benadryl, and Motrin products are being recalled in an expansion of a previous recall prompted by a musty odor. No illnesses have been reported.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of Johnson & Johnson, says it is adding 21 lots of various Tylenol, Benadryl, and Motrin products to the January 15, 2010 recall. The company believes the lots had been shipped and stored using the same type of wooden pallets that emitted the odor, derived from a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA). The lots in the current recall were produced prior to the January recall. It is unclear how many bottles of product are contained in each lot.
The products named in the recall are:
- Benadryl Allergy Ultratab Tablets (100 count)
- Motrin IB Caplet (24 count, and bonus pack 50 + 25 count)
- Motrin IB Tablet (100 count)
- Children’s Tylenol Meltaways Bubblegum (30 count)
- Tylenol Day & Night Value Pack (50 count caplets)
- Tylenol Extra Strength Caplet (50 count, and bonus pack 24 + 12 count)
- Tylenol Extra Strength Cool Caplet (24 count)
- Tylenol Extra Strength EZ Tablet (50 count, and 225 count)
- Tylenol Extra Strength Rapid Release Gelcap (24 count, and 225 count)
- Tylenol PM Caplet (24 count)
- Tylenol PM Geltab (50 count)
- Tylenol PM Rapid Release Gelcap (20 count)
Consult the full list containing lot numbers and UPC codes here.
The lots in the current recall were sold in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Fiji.
Consumers should stop using the product and contact McNeil for a refund or replacement or call 1-888-222-6036.
