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Tylenol recalls Infant and Children's formulas: What you need to know

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Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit, the makers of Tylenol, are voluntarily recalling 57 lots of Infant Tylenol and Children's Tylenol due to a possible bacterial contamination. According to an Associated Press report, the company has contacted wholesalers and retailers about the recall, in which an inactive ingredient in the formula didn't meet internal testing requirements, resulting in the detection of B. cepacia bacteria in a raw material that did not go into the finished product.

What does that mean? Apparently that no bacteria were actually found in the finished product--i.e. the bottle you may have picked up in the store--and that "the likelihood of a serious medical event is remote." But in compliance with the FDA and as an overall precaution, the product is being recalled.

So what you do? First, collect all Infant and Children's Tylenol in your house. Next, find the lot number on each. This can be either on the box, or on the plastic label. Then check it against the full list of 21 recalled products and their lot numbers at www.tylenol.com. If you have a contaminated bottle, call the McNeil consumer hotline at 1-800-962-5357, and also let your pediatrician know.

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  • __A_YAHOO_USER__'s Avatar
    Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:39pm PDT

    Thanks for the info. I just bought some on Sunday....

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  • alaskamommy's Avatar
    Posted by alaskamommy Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:14pm PDT

    wow, now I'm really glad I buy generic tylenol! Makes it easier for me to know that I don't have any of the possibly contaminated lots! Plus, it was a lot cheaper that way. I really don't understand why anyone would buy brand name.

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  • ani's Avatar
    Posted by ani Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:25pm PDT

    alaskamommy: you don't need to understand why anyone buys what they buy. have you ever heard the phrase "to each it's own?"

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  • LuLuBee's Avatar
    Posted by LuLuBee Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:35am PDT

    omg that is kinda scary! I buy the generic stuff too and I recently ran out. Thanks for the heads up

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  • Linda's Avatar
    Posted by Linda Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:10pm PDT

    so does this mean wal mart gives a refund...

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  • Cranberry Lips's Avatar
    Posted by Cranberry Lips Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:45am PDT

    I really hate the lack of information. What exactly is that raw material that contained the bacteria? What exactly do they put in liquid Tylenol that can be exposed to bacteria?

    B. cepacia is a more rare bacteria that is highly resistant to most antibiotics. It was found growing in penicillin cultures; it was also found growing in iodine bottles.

    People who have cystic fibrosis and get infected with this bacteria have an 80% chance of dying.

    You give liquid Tylenol to little kids who already have an infection and you run the risk of infecting them with something 100 times stronger?

    Tylenol's website says the Tylenol they're recalling was made between April and June 2008 and that an "unused portion of some inactive ingredients did not meet all quality standards." Well, what about the used portions? What exactly is that inactive ingredient and what are the chances that it will get contaminated again with this bacteria?

    I would rather them say it was salmonella or E-coli.... B. cepacia is more dangerous than those put together.

    I'm just not liking this at all.

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