Children's Benadryl Recalled
Johnson & Johnson, the maker of health care products, has recalled about four million packages of cherry and grape flavored Children’s Benadryl allergy tablets and about 800,000 bottles of junior-strength Motrin caplets.
According to the company, the recall was necessary because of "insufficiencies in the development of the manufacturing process.,The recalls are taking place at wholesale and retail locations.
The company issued a press release advising consumers that they can continue to use the products because the action “is not being taken on the basis of adverse events” or safety issues.
Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil unit withdrew more than 40 types of children’s over-the-counter liquid medicines in April, forcing a suspension of production at a manufacturing plant and reducing 2010 sales by about $600 million.
The United States House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been investigating the company’s handling of the recall and a separate incident involving Motrin tablets.
The products being recalled are Children’s Benadryl allergy Fastmelt tablets, in cherry and grape flavors, and junior-strength Motrin caplets, 24 count, according to the McNeil Web site.
