Janssen Korea hit by compulsory recall of children Tylenol syrup

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said last Friday that it has ordered Janssen Korea to recall Children’s Tylenol Suspension citing manufacturing flaws that can increase its active ingredient acetaminophen.

The recall will affect some 1.67 million bottles of the syrup, equivalent to 172 lots, manufactured after May 2011 that might contain 20 to 50 percent more acetaminophen than normal, w...