Wednesday, May 05, 2010

FDA Report Re: Tylenol Plant

CHICAGO - JUNE 30:  Tylenol Extra Strength is ...Image by Getty Images via Daylife

U.S. inspectors found thick dust and contaminated ingredients at the Johnson & Johnson plant that produces Children's Tylenol and dozens of other products that were recalled last week.

A Food and Drug Administration report released on Tuesday said its inspectors found thick dust and grime covering certain equipment, a hole in the ceiling and duct tape-covered pipes at the Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, facility that made 40 products recalled last Friday.

Inspectors also found raw ingredients contaminated by an unspecified bacteria, a lack of quality control procedures and poor handling of complaints, according to the report dated April 30.

Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=ffb68e67-cc42-47a4-a289-b4f9b6f6b4a1#ixzz0n3UlgO60


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