Johnson & Johnson Voluntarily Recalls Infants' Tylenol
The company is recalling the product after receiving complaints about its dosage system.
Johnson & Johnson has announced that it will be voluntarily recalling about 574,000 bottles of Infants' Tylenol.
The company said it is recalling the product as a precaution after receiving complaints from people who reported difficulty using the product's new dosing system.
Specifically, the grape-flavored Infants Tylenol includes a syringe, which someone inserts into a protective cover at the top of the bottle to measure the proper dose. However, in some cases, the protective cover -- called a flow restrictor -- was pushed into the bottle when inserting the syringe.
According to the Huffington Post, 17 parents or caregivers have complained to the company thus far.
Parents can continue to use Infants’ Tylenol provided the flow restrictor at the top of the bottle remains in place while using it. But if the flow restrictor is pushed into the bottle, parents and caregivers should not use it.
"We apologize to parents and caregivers who have found our SimpleMeasure dosing system hard to use," McNeil Consumer Healthcare President Denice Torres said in a statement.
J & J's McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit said nobody has suffered any negative effects because of the packaging yet.
McNeil has had to recall about 25 products since 2009, the AP reported.
Parents and caretakers can request refunds on the Tylenol web site.
Rick Bonath
10:47 am on Friday, February 24, 2012
I used this product and had no problems with it. Look at the millions of this product that sold and were used properly. It took a little getting used to but so be it. A suggestion might be to insert the syringe "nib" ( 1/4" ) into the bottle Then withdraw the needed dose. For anyone pushing THAT into the bottle, well... that would be on them! I used this product on my grandbaby and it was flawless. I did think it was find of in need of the complete insertion into the bottle, though. There would be little to no cost to retool for this upgrade. Just make the "nib" (insertyion point) shorter and the insertion plug (that goes in the bottle) the same depth so the syringe fits flush. This would make it fir flush into the bottle when withdrawing a dose and there would be little to no waste left in the bottle. Good luck...
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8:29 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
At least this time the recall wasn't for bacterial contamination...