Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 Count with EZ-Open Cap Recalled Nationwide

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Byproduct of Chemical Fungicide Used to Treat Wooden Packaging Material is

the Culprit

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNeil-PPC, Inc, is voluntarily

recalling all bottles of their Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count with

the easy open cap. In November consumers reported to the Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) of a moldy, musty or or Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 Count

with EZ-Open Cap Recalled Nationwide Date: December 28, 2009 mildew type

odor in five lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 count pain reliever bottles.

Consumers also reported to the FDA symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

and stomach pain.

According to the FDA, the unusual odor consumers reported the Tylenol had

is caused by trace amounts of the chemical 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA),

which is thought to come from the breakdown of the fungicide,

2,4,6-tribromophenol (TBP) used to treat wooden pallets used for transporting

and storing

packing materials.

This is not the first time packaging, manufacturing and storage issues has

caused Tylenol to voluntarily recall a product. In 2006 McNeil recalled

children's Tylenol Meltaway and children's Tylenol SoftChews because of the

blister package design of the children's pain reliever. September 2009

Tylenol also recalled 21 children's and infant's Tylenol liquid medications due

to a potential bacteria contamination for the Tylenol products manufactured

between April 2008 and June 2008.

TBA has been researched within the wine industry and was found to be a

major pollutant that seeps into wine corks changing the smell and taste of

wines. The health effects of TBA have not been adequately studied and all

reported symptoms were not life threatening and were temporary. However, based

on the research conducted within the wine industry about TBP treated wood

breaking down into TBA and it's effect on the odor and taste of consumed

products, McNeil-PPC, Inc may want to choose packaging materials not treated

with TBP until enough studies have been conducted about the health risks

associated with TBP and TBA.

For a complete list of all lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 count

caplets being recalled please visit _Tylenol's Important News_

(http://www.tylenol.com/page2.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/subp_tar_recall.inc) page

or visit the

_FDA's press release_ (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm195690.htm) for

the recall. If you have any questions the company contacts for McNeil-PPC,

Inc are:

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