Topic: Tylenol

Toxic mice air drop: Dead poisoned mice to target Guam tree snakes

Toxic mice air drop: The US government is about target invasive brown tree snakes in Guam by bombing the island with dead mice laced with acetaminophen, which is toxic to the reptiles.

Top 5 product recalls in US history

Product recalls happen nearly every day, but these five had a lasting impact. Can you guess which product recall was the most significant?

Infant Tylenol recall: new setback for Johnson & Johnson

Infant Tylenol is being recalled across the US because of faulty bottles. Infant Tylenol is only the latest of some 25 recalls in less than three years for a unit of Johnson & Johnson.

Chapter & Verse Walter Payton abused painkillers, had affairs, claims new biography

Walter Payton's family says of the recent disclosures about the football star: "Some [are] true, some [are] untrue"
09/30/2011 12:02 pm

FBI considers Unabomber in unsolved 1982 Tylenol-poisoning case

The FBI wants DNA from Ted Kaczynski for a 30-year-old unsolved case. The 'Unabomber' argues that his belongings, currently on sale, could exonerate him in the Tylenol case.
05/19/2011 10:18 pm

Johnson & Johnson recall: No. 22 in just 19 months

Johnson & Johnson recall involves epilepsy pills. This makes the 22nd Johnson & Johnson recall since September 2009.
04/16/2011 02:27 am

Tylenol recall: J&J issues sixth recall for odor

Tylenol recall involves one lot number for troubled Johnson & Johnson unit. In announcing the latest Tylenol recall, the company also expanded a Jan. 14 recall of Tylenol and other medicines.
03/30/2011 06:35 pm

Eggs. Shrek glasses. Sure, but what was the top recall of 2010?

It was a year when contaminated eggs and McDonald's glasses found their way into the headlines. But the product fiascos of 2010 included everything from recalled cars and home appliances to food and medications. What was the year’s top recall? Read on:
12/31/2010 09:00 am

Contact lenses: a hidden Acuvue recall?

Contact lenses recall expanded five times, but Johnson and Johnson only announced it in Japan.
12/02/2010 07:39 am

Tylenol recall: Odor problems plague Johnson & Johnson

Tylenol recall announced Monday represents the sixth time in a year that Johnson & Johnson has taken back products because of a musty or moldy odor.
10/19/2010 03:47 pm

Kellogg cereal recall due to unusual smells in box liners

Kellogg cereal recall due to 'an uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell' from the box liners of its popular 'Apple Jacks,' 'Corn Pops,' 'Froot Loops' and 'Honey Smacks' products.
07/16/2010 12:59 pm

Tylenol recall prompts federal lawsuit for fraud and racketeering

Tylenol recall: Johnson & Johnson has been sued in federal court by consumers in a class-action suit that alleges that the company has not offered consumers an opportunity to recover their costs.
07/12/2010 11:47 am

The New Economy Drug recall: Beleaguered Johnson & Johnson unit fixes omission

A drug recall of Benadryl and Tylenol this week corrects an oversight by a Johnson & Johnson unit, which faces federal and congressional investigations.
06/17/2010 07:14 pm

Drug recall expands: More Tylenol, Benadryl recalled due to moldy smell

Drug recall: Five lots of Tylenol and Benadryl have been added to an expanding recall, after customers have complained of a moldy odor emanating from the pills.
06/17/2010 03:55 pm

Johnson & Johnson vows to fix plant problems as scrutiny grows following Tylenol recall

The company laid out plans to restructure its manufacturing operations in the wake of the Tylenol recall.
05/26/2010 11:50 am

Tylenol recall: FDA found bacteria in ingredients

Tylenol recall: Ingredients used by Johnson & Johnson in some of the 40 varieties of children's cold medicines recalled last week were contaminated with bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration said.
05/06/2010 01:59 pm

The New Economy Tylenol recall 2010: Another setback for Johnson and Johnson unit

In the second Tylenol recall of 2010, an arm of Johnson and Johnson has to refund buyers of over-the-counter drugs because of factory problems.
05/03/2010 06:35 pm

In Pictures Major product recalls

The New Economy With Tylenol recall 2010, a corporate icon stumbles

Johnson & Johnson burnished its image with a gutsy Tylenol recall in 1982. But its 2010 recall was long overdue, an FDA report charges.
01/15/2010 05:06 pm

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the continuing debate over the size of the federal government, why students should be protected by the Constitution in school, and how Obama shows strength.
04/22/2009 01:00 am

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02/06/2009 12:00 am