Sunday, November 12, 2006

Massive recall of acetaminophen underway - News

WASHINGTON - Check your medicine cabinet: Millions of bottles of the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen ? some sold as long as three years ago ? are being recalled because they may contain metal fragments.

The recall affects 11 million bottles containing varying quantities of 500-milligram acetaminophen caplets made by the Perrigo Co. The pills were sold under store brands by Wal-Mart, CVS, Safeway and more than 120 other major retailers, the Food and Drug Administration said. At least two chains ? CVS Corp. and SuperValu Inc. ? started pulling the pills from store shelves Thursday.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or illness. The contaminated pills included metal fragments ranging in size from "microdots" to portions of wire one-third of an inch long, the FDA said. The FDA could not describe further the type of metal.

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