TylenolŪ Arthritis and TylenolŪ PM Caplets Stolen from Cargo Terminal
FDA is alerting you to a pharmaceutical theft of TYLENOLŪ Arthritis and TYLENOLŪ PM products that were stolen from a cargo terminal at the Jacksonville Port Authority in Jacksonville, Florida.
57,456 bottles of TYLENOLŪ Arthritis Pain Caplet 150 count bottles and 180,000 2-caplet pouches of TYLENOLŪ PM were found stolen on September 25. Consumers should be wary of the following TYLENOLŪ products:
- TYLENOLŪ Arthritis Pain Caplet 150 count bottles
- UPC # 30300450838155
- Code # 8381500
- Lot # 09XMC1
- TYLENOLŪ PM 2-caplet packets
- UPC # 30300450482304
- Code # 4823000
- Lot # 09XMC110
The stolen TYLENOLŪ Arthritis Pain Caplet product lot number can be found on the bottom of the outer box, and also on the bottle label. The stolen TYLENOLŪ PM product lot number can be found on the individual packet.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA), and other law enforcement officials to recover cases of select lots.
McNeil is not aware of any reports of adverse events related to these stolen lots; however, consumers and retailers should return these products to McNeil Consumer Healthcare if found. For consumer inquiries about the product and how to return any product from the stolen lots, call McNeil Consumer Healthcare at (888) 222-6036.
If pharmacies and wholesalers have caplets with these lot numbers in stock, please do not further distribute the product. In addition, you are urged to contact FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations at (800) 551-3989 or visit http://www.fda.gov/OCI. |
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Official FDA News Release
Information on Certain Stolen TylenolŪ Arthritis and TylenolŪ PM Caplets
Oct. 9, 2009
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA), and other law enforcement officials to recover cases of select lots of TYLENOLŪ Arthritis and TYLENOLŪ PM products that were stolen from a cargo terminal at the Jacksonville Port Authority in Jacksonville, Florida on September 25, 2009. The products stolen were cases of:
- TYLENOLŪ Arthritis Pain Caplet 150 count bottles (57,456 bottles)
- TYLENOLŪ PM Caplet 2 count packets (180,000 2 caplet pouches)
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, along with FDA and local authorities, has initiated these efforts in order to locate the stolen product and identify the individuals who were involved in the theft.
Consumers who received or purchased either of these products should check to see if they are from the stolen lots identified below.
- TYLENOLŪ Arthritis Pain Caplet 150 count bottles
- UPC # 30300450838155
- Code # 8381500
- Lot # 09XMC112
- TYLENOLŪ PM 2-caplet packets
- UPC # 30300450482304
- Code # 4823000
- Lot # 09XMC110
The stolen TYLENOLŪ Arthritis Pain Caplet product lot number can be found on the bottom of the outer box, and also on the bottle label. The stolen TYLENOLŪ PM product lot number can be found on the individual packet. McNeil Consumer Healthcare and the FDA are asking for the public's help in reporting any information regarding the stolen TYLENOLŪ products to FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) by calling 800-551-3989 or by visiting the OCI Web site ( http://www.fda.gov/OCI).
Although McNeil is not aware of any reports of adverse events related to these stolen lots, consumers and retailers should return these products to McNeil Consumer Healthcare. For consumer inquiries about the product and how to return any product from the stolen lots, call McNeil Consumer Healthcare at (888) 222-6036.
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Contact
FDA Office of Criminal Investigations
888-551-3989
McNeil Consumer Healthcare
(888) 222-6036
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