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Tina Peyregatt  
905-968-2028(office)  
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URGENT  
U.S. VOLUNTARY OVER-THE COUNTER MEDICINES RECALL  
IMPACTS SELECTED PRODUCTS IN CANADA  
Markham, ON (April 30, 2010) – Today, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC,  
Inc., in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced a voluntary recall of certain over-the-counter (OTC) liquid products manufactured in the United States. In Canada, the impact is limited to all lots of Children’s MOTRIN® and Infants’ MOTRIN® liquid suspension products and Children’s TYLENOL® Cough & Runny Nose liquid suspension only. No other Canadian product is impacted.  
McNeil Consumer Healthcare (Canada) is initiating this voluntary recall, in consultation with Health Canada because these products may not fully meet the required manufacturing specifications. The company advises consumers who have purchased these recalled products to discontinue use.  
The company is conducting a comprehensive quality assessment across its manufacturing  
operations and has identified corrective actions that will be implemented before new  
manufacturing is initiated at the US plant where the recalled products were made.  
Consumers who have purchased Children’s MOTRIN® and Infant’s MOTRIN® liquid  
suspension products and Children’s TYLENOL® Cough & Runny Nose liquid suspension  
products should stop using the product and contact McNeil Consumer Healthcare (Canada) at  
1-888-222-6036 for more information. Consumers can also log on to www.jnjcanada.com. As  
with all OTC products, if consumers have any concerns about the use of these products, they  
should contact their health care provider.  
About McNeil Consumer Healthcare (Canada):  
McNeil Consumer Healthcare (Canada), Division of Johnson & Johnson Inc., markets a broad  
range of over the counter (OTC) products.  
 
 
PRODUCT RECALL INFORMATION  
 
Description...................DIN  
Infant's MOTRIN* Suspension Drops Dye-Free 30ml..........................02238626  
Infant's MOTRIN* Suspension Drops Dye-Free 15ml..........................02238626  
Children's MOTRIN* Suspension Dye-Free 120ml.........................02242365  
Children's MOTRIN* Suspension 120ml.........................02242365  
Children's MOTRIN* Suspension Grape 120ml.........................02242365  
Children's MOTRIN* Suspension Grape 30ml..........................02242365  
Children's MOTRIN* Suspension Bubblegum 120ml.........................02242365  
Children's MOTRIN* Suspension Tropical Punch 120ml.........................02242365  
Infant's MOTRIN* Suspension for Fever due to Colds/Flu 30ml ...............02238626  
Children's MOTRIN* Suspension for Fever due to Colds/Flu 120ml ..............02242365  
Children's TYLENOL* Cough & Runny Nose Suspension 100ml .............02292122