Oh Mylanta! Yet another Johnson & Johnson recall

Friday, December 03, 2010 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer
Tags: Johnson & Johnson, recall, health news

(NaturalNews) On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced yet another recall of two more of its over-the-counter (OTC) drug products. The company has issued a recall for 12 million bottles of its heartburn medicine Mylanta and nearly 85,000 bottles of its antacid liquid AlternaGel, because the products contain alcohol content in their flavoring additives that is not indicated on product packaging.

The current recall is one of many that have already taken place this year (http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/page.jhtm...), including the recent recall of various children's medicines for unidentified "insufficiencies" https://www.naturalnews.com/030504_Johnson_&_...). And just last week, the company recalled some Tylenol products for the same unlabeled alcohol content problem (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B1054...).

"Certain flavoring agents contribute small (less than one percent) amounts of alcohol," explains the company at its Mylanta website. "It is unlikely that use of these products will cause either absorption or alcohol sensitivity related adverse events." And although the company says the discrepancies in both the Mylanta and the AlternaGel do not pose any added risk of "adverse effects," it has decided to proceed with a recall anyway.

The recall is taking place at the "wholesale and retail level," which means the company is not calling on consumers to return the products they have already purchased. However, you can view a full list of the recalled products here: http://www.mylanta.com/news.

According to reports, sales of J&J consumer products plummeted by 25 percent in the third quarter of this year following the slew of recalls. And a recent failed inspection of its Puerto Rico plant by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials could mean even more trouble as the Puerto Rico facility produces most of the company's OTC medicines sold in the U.S.

Sources for this story include:

http://www.mylanta.com/news

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B1054...