Recall of Tylenol, Motrin, etc.

Recall of Tylenol, Motrin, etc. Who knew?

#1 ghostrider

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 06:08 PM

THere is a huge recall underway involving Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Simply Sleep, Rolaids & St. Joseph's Aspirin.

You can check your products here: http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/index.jhtml

The website is not terribly clear on what you do if you have something that's part of the recall. That information is buried in the press release: they want you to call the toll-free #.

I'd never have known about this if not for the Haiti earthquake, which got me watching the 11:00 news last night. It turns out that I have an unopened bottle of St. Joseph's that's part of the bad batch.

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#2 splinky

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 06:14 PM

QUOTE(ghostrider @ Jan 16 2010, 01:08 PM)

crap, i just bought a bunch of benadryl. thanks for the heads up ghostie

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 06:20 PM

The products are sold sealed. I don't see how mold on pallets gets in the products. Seems weird. Unless large loose containers of products are on the pallets prior to final packaging.

That shit cray.

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 06:34 PM

QUOTE(hollywood @ Jan 16 2010, 01:20 PM)

The products are sold sealed. I don't see how mold on pallets gets in the products. Seems weird. Unless large loose containers of products are on the pallets prior to final packaging.

Yep, I just read that detail in the singularly unhelpful NY Times article. I think we're missing a piece of the story.

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#5 splinky

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 06:35 PM

i bought the stupid benedryl because a mold allergy was bothering me.

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 06:40 PM

QUOTE(splinky @ Jan 16 2010, 01:35 PM)

i bought the stupid benedryl because a mold allergy was bothering me.

That would be funny if it weren't so annoying.

Hey, maybe you got one of the good batches.

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#7 splinky

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 07:32 PM

QUOTE(ghostrider @ Jan 16 2010, 01:40 PM)

QUOTE(splinky @ Jan 16 2010, 01:35 PM)

i bought the stupid benedryl because a mold allergy was bothering me.

That would be funny if it weren't so annoying.

Hey, maybe you got one of the good batches.

the web dealy that's supposed to check you lot numbers is not working, i'm sure the server is flooded. i'll check back later to see if i was poisoned or not. or you won't hear from me and can assume that i was poisoned

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 07:57 PM

QUOTE(splinky @ Jan 16 2010, 11:32 AM)

QUOTE(ghostrider @ Jan 16 2010, 01:40 PM)

QUOTE(splinky @ Jan 16 2010, 01:35 PM)

i bought the stupid benedryl because a mold allergy was bothering me.

That would be funny if it weren't so annoying.

Hey, maybe you got one of the good batches.

This is making me glad I can't afford the brand name stuff. Let me know if something happens with the Safeway ibuprofen

Anyway, could someone link to the unhelpful NYT story? I can't find it on their health page. The lead story there seems to be about the perils of hair loss, and the front page is all about how helpful Hillary will be in Haiti.

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