Johnson & Johnson announced another Tylenol recall due to a musty moldy odor linked to a trace chemical, AP reports.
It is recalling one product lot of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets made in February 2009 and distributed in the U.S. after it has received a small number of reports about the pills’ odor.
Past recalls were connected to the presence of trace amounts of “2,4,6-tribromoanisole,” a byproduct of a chemical preservative sometimes used on shipping pallets and associated with temporary and non-serious gastrointestinal symptoms.
The product lot number for the recalled Tylenol Extra Strength product can be found on the side of the bottle label — it is ABA619 300450444271.
Customers should stop using the product from the lot immediately and contact McNeil at www.tylenol.com or by calling 1-888-222-6036 for instructions on receiving a refund or product coupon.
