McNeil Consumer Healthcare initiated a recall of OTC drugs including Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, St. Joseph aspirin because of reports of musty, moldy and mildew odors that were causing nausea and vomiting.
After further investigation, they discovered that there were trace amounts of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole in the packaging that was the cause. This is a metabolite from a chemical fungicide used to treat wood pallets. Their packaging materials were received and stored on these pallets.
Every manufacturer in the food, ingredient, drug, nutritional field needs to evaluate their storage, receiving and shipping materials. Many items are stored on wooden pallets. Wood pallets still make up most of the shipping pallets used today. Certainly plastic and cardboard pallets exist, but wood is the staple of industry.
Add this to your inspections. If the trailer or pallets have an odor then inspect further. Certain food and drugs absorb odors more easily than others. Protect your products. Ask your suppliers to evaluate their pallet suppliers.
Protect the public and your company by protecting your products today.
Rudy
Rudy@powerinlearning.com
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