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Company Recalls Extra-Strength Acetaminophen Caplets

The AP (6/29) reports, Johnson & Johnson's "McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit is recalling one product lot of Tylenol [acetaminophen] Extra Strength Caplets made in February 2009 and distributed in the US. The recall totals 60,912 bottles, each of which has 225 caplets."

Bloomberg News (6/29, Peterson) reports, "The voluntary recall was prompted by 'a small number of odor reports,' New Brunswick, New Jersey-based J&J's McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit said today in a statement. While the risk of serious medical problems is remote, the odor has been linked to a chemical that can cause 'temporary and non-serious gastrointestinal symptoms,' the" drugmaker said. Johnson & Johnson "has pulled millions of packages of over-the-counter drugs since last year because of the chemical known as 2,4,6 tribromoanisole, used to treat wooden shipping and storage pallets." The Wall Street Journal (6/28, Hobson, Subscription Publication) "Health Blog" also covered the story.