FDA Warns Recalled Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, Benadryl, Etc Had Bacteria in It

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clipped from gomestic.com The initial reason given for the recall was “doesn’t meet quality standards.” Specifically, the McNeil Consumer Healthcare plant in Fort Washington claimed that some products like, children and infants Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec , Benadryl, etc, contained higher than specified concentrations of active ingredients.  Parents were told not to worry, just buy generic products until the recall is over. The FDA inspection report showed that ingredients in over 40 different varieties of children’s cold medicine by Johnson and Johnson were contaminated with bacteria while being manufactured at McNeil Consumer Healthcare plant. The FDA report details how inspectors found problems in April like- lack of laboratory facilities to test drug ingredients, failure to follow up with customer complaints about their product, equipment covered with “thick layers of dust,” equipment held together with duct tape, etc. Parent’s are being instructed to use generic alternatives

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