I just received this email message at work and thought just in case any of you use this product I would pass it on...
Dec. 29, 2009 - Tylenol maker McNeil PPC Inc. has recalled TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles, with easily recognizable red EZ-Open caps. A nauseating "moldy" odor has sickened some people using this Tylenol product.
If you purchased TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles from the lots (see below) included in this recall, you should stop using the product. You may contact McNeil for instructions on a refund or replacement. For information on how to return or dispose of the product, call 1-888-222-6036 (Monday¬–Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST, and Saturday–Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST) or go to www.tylenol.com. If you have medical concerns or questions, please contact your healthcare provider.
Any adverse reactions linked to the product should be reported to the FDA MedWatch program at 1-800-FDA-0178 or online at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
McNeill says consumers reported the product had "an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor" linked to symptoms of nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea."
So far, all of these health events "were temporary and non-serious," McNeill says in a news release.
The source of the odor appears to come from the breakdown product of a chemical used to treat the wooden pallets on which the product's packaging materials were transported and stored.
The chemical linked to the odor, 2,4,6-tribromoanisole, is produced when fungi break down a commonly used fungicide called 2,4,6-tribromophenol. The full health effects of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole are not known.
All of the recalled products carry the UPC #0045-0838-21 and the Code #8382100.
The LOT NUMBERS of the recalled products are:
07CMC011, 07DMC022, 07DMC024, 07FMC032, 07FMC033, 07GMC038, 07GMC039, 07HMC045, 07HMC051, 07HMC053, 07JMC064, 07JMC069, 07JMC070, 07JMC071, 07XMC055, 07XMC058, 07XMC062, 08AMC002, 08AMC005, 08CMC026, 08DMC029, 08EMC037, 08EMC039, 08FMC044, 08FMC045, 08GMC050, 08GMC053, 08GMC063, 08GMC065, 08JMC103, 08JMC109, 08JMC110, 08JMC111, 08KMC124, 08KMC127, 08KMC131, 08KMC132, 08XMC093, 08XMC094, 08XMC095, 09AMC010, 09CMC041, 09EMC075, 09EMC079, 09EMC076, 09GMC096, 09GMC097, 09GMC099, 09JMC118, 09JMC126, 09KMC133, 09KMC134, 09XMC114, and 09XMC116.
