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===2010 Tylenol recalls=== On January 15, 2010, a voluntary recall of several hundred batches of popular medicines was announced, including [[Benadryl]], [[Motrin]], [[Rolaids]], Simply Sleep, St. Joseph Aspirin, and Tylenol.<ref>{{cite news | last=Singer | first=Natasha | title=In Recall, a Role Model Stumbles | work=The New York Times | date=January 15, 2010 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/business/18drug.html | access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> The recall was due to complaints of a musty smell suspected to be due to contamination of the packaging with the chemical [[2,4,6-tribromoanisole]].<ref>[http://arthritis.webmd.com/news/20091229/tylenol-recall-expands Tylenol recall expands], WebMD, Retrieved January 17, 2010.</ref> The full health effects of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole are not known but no serious events have been documented in medical literature.<ref name=jnj>{{cite press release | title=McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Over-The-Counter (OTC) Products in the Americas, UAE, and Fiji | publisher=McNeil Consumer Healthcare | date=January 15, 2010 | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mcneil-consumer-healthcare-announces-voluntary-recall-of-certain-over-the-counter-otc-products-in-the-americas-uae-and-fiji-81690712.html | access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> The recall came 20 months after McNeil first began receiving and investigating consumer complaints about moldy-smelling bottles of Tylenol Arthritis Relief caplets, according to the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA). The recall included 53 million bottles of over-the-counter products, involving lots in the Americas, the [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[Fiji]].<ref name="reuters.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/johnsonandjohnson-idUSN0412564320100504 |title=FACTBOX-Johnson & Johnson's recent product recalls|first1=Phil |last1=Wahba |first2=Leslie |last2=Gevirtz |date=May 4, 2010|publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
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