Musty odor sparks another Tylenol recall

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Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A moldy odor has again stricken Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol, and the company is recalling another lot of the over-the-counter painkiller.

J&J, which has recalled tens of millions of bottles of Tylenol and other consumer medicines in the past year because of complaints of a musty or moldy odor in the product, said it was voluntarily recalling another lot.

The company, which is facing a U.S. congressional probe of quality control lapses that have led to its numerous recent recalls of Tylenol, painkiller Motrin and allergy treatment Benadryl, said almost 128,000 bottles of Tylenol have been recalled in the latest action.

"This voluntary action is being taken as a precaution and the risk of adverse medical events is remote," the diversified healthcare company said in a release.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69I2W320101019

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1. Meanwhile, the generic versions have been fine, at least as far as I know.

Are the generic makers spending more to ensure a higher quality product than the name brand is at this time? I have no idea, and probably not, but something is definitely wrong with J & J's quality control.

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2. They tend to smell funny

when recycled :hide: