Another 21 lots of Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl are being added to a recall originally issued January 2010 by McNeil Consumer Healthcare as a precaution because the company discovered the drugs were shipped in wooden pallets that had been treated with a fungicide and may cause consumers to become ill. The recall was originally initiated because there were reports that some of medicines had an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that in some cases was associated with temporary and non-serious gastrointestinal events.

The medicines affected by the recall were sold in the United States, Fiji, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica. A continuing internal review determined that packaging material used in the recalled lots had been shipped and stored on the same wooden pallet that was tied to the presence of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA). The company says the chance of any serious adverse medical events from TBA exposure is remote.

A full list of recalled McNeil products is listed below. Consumers who have purchased products from the recalled lots should stop using them and contact McNeil Consumer Healthcare at www.McNeilProductRecall.com for instructions on a refund or replacement. Any adverse events or side effects from these or any other medicines should be reported to the Food and Drug Administration’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program at www.FDA.gov/Medwatch.

Full Recalled List

• BENADRYL ALLERGY ULTRATAB™
• BENADRYL ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS 100 count ABA567 312547170338
• BENADRYL ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS 100 count ABA574 312547170338
• Children’s TYLENOL Meltaways
• CHILDREN’S TYLENOL MELTAWAYS BUBBLEGUM 30 count ABA544 300450519306
• MOTRIN IB
• MOTRIN IB CAPLET 24 count ACA003 300450481030
• MOTRIN IB CAPLET bonus pack 50+25 count ACA002 300450481764
• MOTRIN IB TABLET 100 count AFA060 300450463043
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength EZ TABLET 225 count ASA206 300450422378
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength EZ TABLET 50 count ABA005 300450422507
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength COOL CAPLET 24 count ABA566 300450444240
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength CAPLET bonus pack 24+12 count ACA025 300450444318
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count AFA018 300450449078
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count (included in Day/Night Pack) ABA168 300450444530
• TYLENOL , Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) AEC005 300450527103
• TYLENOL , Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) AFC005 300450527103
• TYLENOL , Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) ADC002 300450527103
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 24 count ACA024 300450488244
• TYLENOL , Extra Strength RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 225 count AJA119 300450488251
• TYLENOL PM
• TYLENOL PM CAPLET 24 count ACA005 300450482242
• TYLENOL PM CAPLET 24 count ADA259 300450482242
• TYLENOL PM GELTAB 50 count AFA100 300450176509
• TYLENOL PM RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 20 count ACA004 300450244208

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