Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2011
Federal consent decree and quality-system enforcement
The United States Department of Justice announced a consent-decree arrangement requiring Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil facilities to implement substantial manufacturing and quality remediation.
2010
McNeil manufacturing and children's-medicine recall crisis
McNeil recalled a large number of children's and other over-the-counter medicines after quality concerns and regulatory inspections identified problems involving manufacturing controls and product quality.
1982
Tylenol cyanide tampering
Several people died after Extra-Strength Tylenol packages in the Chicago area were contaminated with cyanide. The incident was treated as criminal product tampering and led to extensive product withdrawals, public concern, and packaging reforms.