Benadryl, Motrin, Rolaids Recall

Children's Benadryl, Junior Strength Motrin, Rolaids Recalled

McNeil Consumer Healthcare,  part of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), is recalling over 5 million packages of Children's Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt tablets, Junior Strength Motrin pain-relief caplets due to a "manufacturing process insufficiencies". Additionally, J&J recalled over 71,000 packages of Rolaids antacid softchews following customer complaints over unexpected texture and consistency (in other words, the Rolaids softchews looked anf felt weird).

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Children's Benadryl Fastmelt Tablets

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The recalled Benadryl, Motrin and Rolaids were manufactured at J&J's Fort Washington, PA plant, which also manufactured the widely-recalled Tylenol products.

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• Tylenol Recall 2010: List of Expanded Tylenol Recall Lot Numbers
• Tylenol Recall 2009: List of Infant and Children's Tylenol Recall

According to Johnson & Johnson, this is not a consumer-level recall, and nothing is required from customers: the safety of the affected products is not compromised.