{"id":834,"date":"2009-12-29T13:25:55","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T13:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/12\/news-tylenol-arthritis-caplets-recalled.html"},"modified":"2009-12-29T13:25:55","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T13:25:55","slug":"news-tylenol-arthritis-caplets-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/12\/news-tylenol-arthritis-caplets-recalled.html","title":{"rendered":"News: Tylenol Arthritis Caplets Recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TylenolArthritisCaplet.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Note to all you arthritis sufferers out there – Johnson & Johnson, the makers of Tylenol, have issued a voluntary recall of the Tylenol Arthritis Caplet product<\/a> (the one with the red EZ-open cap), citing concerns that a musty smell in some batches might cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.  <\/p>\n

Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are not life-threatening, but neither are they symptoms you want to experience when you’re already in pain from arthritis.  Or ever, but you know what I’m saying….<\/p>\n

It seems that the moldy, musty smell is the result of trace amounts of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole being present in the caplets.  This chemical is produced as part of the process by which the preservatives in wood pallets and other shipping materials are broken down.  New batches, without this trace chemical, will be released to stores in January.<\/p>\n

For more information on whether your Tylenol Arthritis Caplet product is affected by the recall, consult this FDA website<\/a>, or use any of the following contact and refund information:<\/p>\n

Consumers who purchased TYLENOL\u00ae Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count
\nbottles with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP from the lots included in
\nthis recall should stop using the product and contact McNeil for
\ninstructions on a refund or replacement.   For these instructions or
\ninformation regarding how to return or dispose of the product,
\nconsumers should call 1-888-222-6036 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
\nEastern Time, and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time) or log
\non to the internet at www.tylenol.com<\/a>. 
\nConsumers who have medical concerns or questions should contact their
\nhealthcare provider.  Any adverse reactions may also be reported to the
\nFDA’s MedWatch Program by fax at 1-800-FDA-0178, by mail at MedWatch,
\nFDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787, or on the MedWatch
\nwebsite at www.fda.gov\/medwatch<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Note to all you arthritis sufferers out there – Johnson & Johnson, the makers of Tylenol, have issued a voluntary recall of the Tylenol Arthritis Caplet product (the one with the red EZ-open cap), citing concerns that a musty smell in some batches might cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-by-holly-lebowitz-rossi","category-current-events","category-health"],"yoast_head":"\nNews: Tylenol Arthritis Caplets Recalled - Fresh Living<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/12\/news-tylenol-arthritis-caplets-recalled.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News: Tylenol Arthritis Caplets Recalled - 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