Tylenol Recall 2010

Johnson & Johnson announced on July 8 that McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is recalling 21 lots of over-the-counter Benadryl, Tylenol and Motrin products.

The company did not say how many bottles of Tylenol are subject to the recall in a release on Thursday, but Reuters cited the J&J as saying Friday that 500,000 bottles are effected.

The lots subject to the recall are sold in the United States, Fiji, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica.

The Food and Drug Admnistration is aware of this recall, Johnson &Johnson said.

This is a follow-up to a product recall issued by the company on January 15, 2010. That recall affected about 2.5 million bottles of Tylenol products, Reuters reported.

What triggered the recall are consumer reports of an unusual moldy, musty odor, which was caused by trace amounts of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole and trapped in some packaging materials used in the recalled lots.

The chemical was a degradation product of a fungicide. The smell was potent enough to have sickened at least 70 people and led to a number of symptoms including nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea, according to early media reports.

But J&J said the side effect is "remote". The recall is a precautionary measure.

The company said consumers who bought recalled products can contact McNeil Consumer Healthcare at 1-888-222-6036 for instruction on a refund or replacement.

Tylenol recall 2010 lot numbers