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|Articles|December 16, 2010
J&J Voluntarily Recalls Rolaids Products
Author(s)Patricia Van Arnum
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNEIL-PPC, part of Johnson & Johnson (J&J, New Brunswick, NJ) issued a voluntary recall on Dec. 9, 2010, for Rolaid products in the United States and Canada due to reports of possible product contamination.
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McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNEIL-PPC, part of Johnson & Johnson (J&J, New Brunswick, NJ) issued a voluntary recall on Dec. 9, 2010, for Rolaid products in the United States and Canada due to reports of possible product contamination. The recall is the latest of several product recalls by J&J’s consumer healthcare business relating to problems in quality control and quality assurance in its manufacturing activities.
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McNeil said it is taking this action following some consumer reports of foreign materials in the product, including metal and wood particles. McNeill said that a company investigation has determined that the materials were potentially introduced into the product during the manufacturing process at a third-party manufacturer. The company also has suspended production of these products and said it will not restart production until corrective actions have been implemented.
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