PSA: Tylenol Recall Information

by PJ Mullen on September 24, 2009

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I just wanted to post some quick information about the Tylenol recall that was announced today in case you had not seen it. Neil Consumer Healthcare, the makers of Tylenol, is recalling certain lots of Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol due to the presence of bacteria found in an ‘inactive ingredient’ in products manufactured between April and June 2008.

If you have little ones in your home, then there is a good chance you might have Children’s or Infants’ Tylenol hanging around the homestead. When I first saw this release I went and checked our stock. Turns out some of the suspension drops we have are included in the lots being recalled.

To check your stock, visit the Tylenol website for a full list of affected products and lot numbers.

If you have any affected products and have questions, you can call McNeil Consumer Call Care Center at (800) 962-5357.

And, obviously, if you do have some and have recently given it to your child, call your pediatrician. I’m on hold for ours right now.

Tylenol Recalls Child and Infant Liquids (abcnews.go.com)
Tylenol recalls some children’s medications (msnbc.msn.com)
Tylenol announces recall of infant/children’s meds (timesunion.com)

{ 8 comments }

Keith Wilcox September 24, 2009 at 6:12 pm: Thank You! I had no idea, and we've got several of those products in our house. Jeez, that's a bit scary. Thanks again
Seattledad September 24, 2009 at 10:30 pm: Thanks PJ. I had no idea. I think we have the generic version but am going to check right away.
Eric D. Bolton September 25, 2009 at 6:42 am: Thanks for the heads up, bud..
PJ Mullen September 25, 2009 at 6:55 am: Glad to help, yes it is scary. Especially when I found out that one of the bottles we had was in the recall and I'd been giving it to my son in a rotation with Motrin for his teething as recently as a week ago.
PJ Mullen September 25, 2009 at 6:57 am: Same here, we usually get the generic from the hospital where my wife works, but we just happened to have one bottle that was in the recall. The news story I read was only an hour old, so I figured reposting the info made sense since I know I spend more time on blogs than news sites.
PJ Mullen September 27, 2009 at 9:03 am: No problem, glad to help.
PJ Mullen September 27, 2009 at 11:03 am: No problem, glad to help.
PJ Mullen September 27, 2009 at 3:03 pm: No problem, glad to help.