SV: Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. ph Aspirin, Rolaids Recall

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As I read this story … this is a case of bad storage and bad useof a bad fungicide…. " Beforebeing filled with product, product containers were stored on wooden palletsapparently treated with the fungicide. TBA seems to have infiltrated theproduct containers before they were filled. " Had they used steel pallets and/or stored the containers underdry conditions this would not have happened…   Right…? MedVennlig Hilsen Ole Carlson Fra: iequality [mailto:iequality ] På vegne av WEI TANG, QLABSendt: 21. januar 2010 06:05Til: iequality Emne: Re: Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. ph Aspirin,Rolaids Recall Carl,Life finds a way to beat human's puny effort to control the world around us.Microorganisms have simple genetic materials. They evolve and adapt muchquicker than higher organisms. That's why we need new antibiotics, new pesticides, new biocide, etc...Wei Wei Tang,Ph.D.LabDirectorQLab5 DriveCherry Hill, NJ 08003Tel/Fax: 888-QLab-Wei ()Local: www.QLabUSA.com Thismessage is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which itis addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidentialand exempt from disclosure under applicablelaw. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to theintended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copyingof this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not theintended reader and have received this communication in error, please notifyus immediately by telephone.Subject: Re: Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. ph Aspirin,Rolaids RecallTo: iequality Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 2:06 PM Steve, lnaddition to what you noticed: TBA is produced when fungi break down a commonlyused fungicide called 2,4,6-tribromopheno l. Ithought fungicides were to " breakdown " fungi, not the other wayaround. Wonder if this is scientifically accurate or a " sloppy " choice of words. Either way, it seems there is still a lot to learn aboutwhat this whole " mold thing " does and does not " cause. " CarlGrimes HealthyHabitats LLC -----Theplastic pill containers absorbed the mold-generated volatile chemicalsresulting in the most expensive MVOC " remediation project " inhistory. Yet there still aren't any professional guidelines for dealingwith mold odors. I find this quite ironic, especially when I think ofthe people I have met who have been taking these OTC meds for symptoms causedby exposure to MVOCs. Time for J & J to retain Gots? :-)Steve TemesIn a message dated 1/19/2010 8:51:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, urbanfengshuihotmail writes: Tylenol,Motrin, Benadryl, St. ph Aspirin, Rolaids Recall Containers' Moldy Odor to Blame for Recall of 60 Million Over-the-CounterProducts http://www.webmd.com/pain- management/news/ 20100115/ tylenol- motrin-benedryl-rolaids-aspirin- recall?ecd=wnl_ nal_011510 By J. DeNoon WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MD Jan.15, 2010 -- Because of a sickening smell in some containers, 54 millionpackages of 27 different over-the- counter remedies now are being recalled.Products include various types of child and/or adult Tylenol, Motrin,Benadryl, St. ph Aspirin, Rolaids, and Simply Sleep. This adds to the 6million packages of Tylenol recalled late last year, bringing the totalnumber of recalled products to 60 million.A musty, moldy odor coming from the products has sickened at least 70 peoplewith nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. The symptoms go away bythemselves and no one has been seriously injured.The FDA says & 's McNeil Consumer Health Care knew of theproblem for more than a year. When the company did act in November andDecember 2008, it did too little too late, said Deborah M. Autor, director ofthe FDA's Office of Compliance. " When something smells bad, literally or figuratively, companies mustaggressively investigate and take all actions necessary to solve theproblem, " Autor said at a news conference. " McNeil should haveacted faster. " The odor comes from a chemical, 2,4,6-tribromoaniso le or TBA. TBA isproduced when fungi break down a commonly used fungicide called2,4,6-tribromopheno l. The full health effects of TBA are not known.Before being filled with product, product containers were stored on woodenpallets apparently treated with the fungicide. TBA seems to have infiltratedthe product containers before they were filled.The FDA inspected McNeil's main plant at Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, and wasnot happy with what it found. The FDA says McNeil began receiving complaintsin May 2008, but failed to investigate fully or to warn consumers in a timelymanner.The FDA has given McNeil 15 days to respond to its seven- point warningletter. In addition to the contamination issue, the FDA says there areproduct-quality issues with some Motrin products.Specific products included in the recall include:Children's MotrinChildren's TylenolExtra Strength TylenolRegular Strength TylenolTylenol 8 HourTylenol ArthritisTylenol PMBenadrylMotrin IBRolaidsSimply SleepSt. ph Aspirin A complete list of the recalled products, including package sizes, producttypes, lot numbers, and UPC codes, can be seen at www.mcneilproductrecall.com .Consumers with question can call McNeil at .Consumers who think they may have suffered ill effects from the productsshould contact the FDA at www.FDA.gov/medwatch . -----Inline Attachment Follows-----The following section of this message contains a fileattachmentprepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format.If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system,you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer.If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. ---- File information ----------- File: DEFAULT.BMP Date: 15 Jun 2009, 23:10 Size: 358 bytes. 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