Tami did a good job at compiling facts on this:
Some explanation, if you look for it, on the Children's Tylenol recall
September 24, 2009 9:57 am
The recall information isn't especially easy to find, but consumers who check the Tylenol website under Children's Tylenol News will find a list of children's and infants' Tylenol liquid products that are being pulled from store shelves.
The notice begins: "You may have heard that McNeil Consumer Healthcare (the makers of Tylenol) is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Children's and Infants' Tylenol liquid products that were manufactured between April, 2008 and June, 2008 in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)."
One of the inactive ingredients apparently didn't meet internal testing requirements. The "news" then essentially skips to the list of products.
But in wee print at the bottom of the Tylenol site's main page, consumers will find a link that says "For Healthcare Professionals."
Follow that and you'll make it to a letter that sheds some light on what you "may have heard":
The company has implemented this recall because examination of bulk raw material detected that one of the inactive ingredients did not meet internal testing requirements.Specifically, the gram-negative bacteria Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) was detected. The portion of raw material in which the bacteria was found was isolated and was not used in the production of any finished product. However, it was decided, as a precaution, to recall all product that utilized any of the raw material manufactured at the same time as the raw material that tested positive for the bacteria. Please note: No bacteria has been detected in finished product and the finished product has met all specifications.
Here's US Recall News' list of 21 affected products:
Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold MS Suspension 4 oz. Grape Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4 oz. Grape Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4 oz. Strawberry Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4 oz. Bubble Gum Infants’ Tylenol Suspension 1/2 oz. Cherry Infants’ Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops 1/4 oz. Children’s Tylenol Dye Free Suspension 4 oz. Cherry Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4 oz. Cherry Children’s Tylenol Plus Cough & Runny Nose 4 oz. Cherry Infants’ Tylenol Suspension Drops 1/2 oz. Grape Children’s Tylenol Plus Flu 4 oz. Bubble Gum Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold Suspension 4 oz. Grape Children’s Tylenol Plus Cough/ST Suspension 4 oz. Cherry Infants’ Tylenol Suspension Drops 1 oz. Grape Infants’ Tylenol Dye Free Suspension 1 oz. Cherry Children’s Tylenol Pediatric Suspension 1 oz. Cherry Infants’ Tylenol Suspension Drops 1 oz. Cherry Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold/Allergy 4 oz. Bubble Gum Infants’ Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops H/G 1/2 oz. Infants’ Tylenol Drops 1 oz. Grape Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4 oz. Cherry, Hospital Govt.
-- Tami Dennis
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4 comments:
Hi Tami and Valentine,
Was the recall only for Sam's Club? Or is it Global? I have a teenage child with heart problems, he has special needs and only takes liquid meds, it's possible I have some of these in my medicine cabinet. I'm going to take them out, but pls. confirm if it's Global or not.
By pure coincidence, my 2-year old son was rolling the dial on my clock radio and came across your show just as you were talking about the Tylenol recall. Since my TV is constantly on Nickelodeon and the Noggin channel, I hadn't heard about it, and even more coincidentally, my son has a cold and I had JUST given him some of the Tylenol that I bought LAST YEAR. I'm going to check into the list, and I am so glad you took the time to clue people in!
Thanks for speaking about this on your radio show... some things really do happen for a reason. Bless your beautiful little boy (BOYS ROCK!!) :)
Jenni I understand it to be based on the lot numbers on the product-some may have ended up at Sams others may have been at your local drugstore-easiest way is just to make sure the itrems on the list are not in use. New product outside of this recall should be fine.
Suzanne awesome- Glad you bumped into us !
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