Why rolaids recall 2011

Products: 50 million bottles and packages of various kinds of Tylenol, Benadryl, Rolaids and other consumer products. Problem: lax cleaning procedures at manufacturing plant. Products: All lots of Softchews Rolaids antacids. Problem: wood and metal bits in the tablets. Products: 12 million bottles of Mylanta and almost 85, bottles of AlternaGel liquid antacid.

Problem: small amounts of alcohol from flavoring agents was not noted on product packaging. Products: , boxes of 1 Day Acuvue TruEye contact lenses. Problem: consumer complaints of stinging pain.

Problem: inadequate warning of trace amounts of alcohol used in the product flavorings. Problem: insufficiencies in the development of the manufacturing process and consumer complaints about consistency and texture. Products: 1 lot of adult Tylenol caplets. The company has said this action affected 2. Problem: musty or moldy odor detected in earlier recall.

The company has said , bottles were affected. About million bottles were affected, according to congressional investigators. Problem: Manufacturing deficiencies that may have affected the quality, purity or potency of the medicines. Products: Fifty-three million bottles of over-the-counter products including Tylenol, Motrin and Rolaids, Benadryl and St. Though the risk of serious illness from the recalled products seems to be low, it is important to contact a physician if you are experiencing unusual symptoms after use of any McNeil product.

It is important to note that all drugs are associated with risks. It is important to read product labels and package inserts about medications before you take them. It is important to review any medications you are taking with your physician. Burton Padove, Indiana and Illinois lawyer, is available to help those who are injured because of defective products. He can be reached at