Yet another lot of its adultpain relievers have been recalled voluntarily because of complaints about a strange, musty odor
Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Health division has now announced it is recalling one lot (roughly 34,000 150-count bottles) of Tylenol 8 Hour Extended Release Caplets.
"McNeil is taking this action as part of our ongoing surveillance and monitoring efforts that identified a small number of complaints of a musty or moldy odor," McNeil said in a statement.
The company said it believes the odor is caused by trace amounts of chemicals called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA) and 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA).
According to ABC News Senior Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser, the stomach problems some people experienced are not serious.
"They're not that severe -- we're talking about vomiting, diarrhea," Besser said after news of the December recall.
The recalled caplets were manufactured at the McNeil Consumer Healthcare plant in Fort Washington, Pa., before the company voluntarily closed the facility in April 2010.
Read more HERE courtesy of ABC News
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