| McNeil Consumer Healthcare has announced a huge | | | | - Children's Tylenol |
| recall of its products sold in the Americas, the United | | | | - Benadryl |
| Arab Emirates (UAE), and Fiji. The recall is due to the | | | | - Extra Strength Tylenol |
| presence of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA), causing the | | | | - Regular Strength Tylenol |
| products to have an odd odor and users to | | | | - Tylenol 8 Hour |
| experience gastrointestinal problems. McNeil claims that | | | | - Tylenol Arthritis |
| the health problems associated with the recalled | | | | - Tylenol PM |
| medications have not been serious. | | | | - Motrin IB |
| Recall Started With Tylenol | | | | - Rolaids |
| In November, 2009, McNeil recalled five lots of Tylenol | | | | - Simply Sleep |
| Arthritis Pain 100 count bottles with EZ-Open Cap. It | | | | - St. Joseph Aspirin |
| expanded that recall to include all lots of the medication | | | | TBA Contamination |
| in December, 2009. | | | | TBA is a chemical that is produced when microbes |
| The recall was due to consumer complaints of a | | | | interact with a substance called 2,4,6- tribromophenol |
| musty, moldy, or mildew-like odor associated with | | | | (TBP). TBP is used as a fungicide and wood |
| symptoms including nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, | | | | preservative, among other uses. The wood pallets that |
| and diarrhea. | | | | are used to store and transport packaging materials |
| On January 15, 2010, McNeil announced this much | | | | for the recalled products were treated with TBP. |
| larger recall, involving many product lines. A warning | | | | McNeil says that it is no longer shipping products that |
| letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to | | | | were packaged using materials shipped on pallets |
| McNeil, also dated January 15, 2010, says that McNeil | | | | treated with TBP and that it is requiring its suppliers to |
| was aware of the contamination as early as August, | | | | discontinue use of the pallets. |
| 2008. | | | | The health effects of TBA are not well know or well |
| Products Affected by the Recall | | | | documented. McNeil claims that all of the events it |
| Multiple product lines have been included in the recall. | | | | knows of associated with its contaminated products |
| They include various forms of: | | | | have been temporary and have not been serious. |
| - Children's Motrin | | | | |