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December 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): McNeil Consumer Healthcare (MCH), which is a division under the famous pharmaceutical company, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has asserted that it is going to recall innumerable packages, numbering millions, of Rolaids, which represent the frequently utilized antacid. JJ has reportedly attained numberless grievances about the Rolaids, which consist of complaints such as the presence of foreign particles such as wood and metal in the product. The New York Times (NYT) has articulated that 13 million packages of the over-the-counter pill will be a part of the massive recall.

The MCH has asserted that its scrutiny has ascertained that the alien materials were possibly introduced into Rolaids during the manufacturing procedure at a third party manufacturer. However, MCH has endeavored to soothe the hassled consumers by uttering that the possibility of illnesses or injuries due to the usage of Rolaids is remote. It has urged the consumers to discontinue utilizing Rolaids as quickly as possible. Incorporated in the recall are Rolaids Extra Strength Softchews along with Rolaids Extra Strength plus Gas Softchews. Another product recalled is Rolaids Multi-Symptom plus Anti-Gas Softchews. Customers, who are fretful, can telephone McNeil at 1-888-222-6036, with the company then supplying directives about reimbursement.

On November 23, McNeil proclaimed that it was recalling 71,000 parcels of a cherry-flavored, extra-strength edition of Rolaids subsequent to consumer criticisms of an unusual consistency that was connected to crystallized sugar. In December, it also recalled 12 million bottles of its extensively employed over-the-counter heartburn medication, Mylanta, subsequent to leaving out tiny amounts of alcohol from the product’s sticker.

Edolphus Towns, the chairperson of the Government Oversight Committee of the American House, has uttered that the latest recall bequeaths a discomforting indication that the company continues to suffer from grave deficiencies vis-à-vis its quality control processes. The American Department of Justice as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are analyzing whether to initiate criminal charges against J& J or inflict civil penalties.