{"id":580893,"date":"2010-05-27T05:56:45","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T09:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/?p=13457"},"modified":"2010-05-27T05:56:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T09:56:45","slug":"mcneil-and-johnson-johnson-under-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/580893","title":{"rendered":"McNeil and Johnson &amp; Johnson under investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/3396718752_e8359289d1_m.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"166\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13458\" \/>A congressional hearing will take place regarding quality control practices both at McNeil and parent company Johnson &amp; Johnson, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/health\/sc-biz-0527-tylenol--20100526,0,4663186.story?page=2\">Chicago Tribune<\/a> indicates.<\/p>\n<p>After the massive recall of Tylenol and other over-the-counter drugs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected the quality control practices being implemented at a Pennsylvania plant run by McNeil Consumer Health Care, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical Johnson &amp; Johnson. FDA declared there is an inadequate training for its employees. Its latest Tylenol recall of 40 products happened April 30 that could have stripped $400 million from the company. <\/p>\n<p><!-- AdSense Now! V1.90 --><br \/>\n<!-- Post[count: 2] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsense adsense-midtext\" style=\"float:left;margin: 12px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0705872009880607\";\n\/* 336x280, created 2\/24\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4440161719\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Other defects include substandard equipment, bacterial contamination of materials, and around 46 neglected complaints even before the recall. Good manufacturing practice is missing, said Prabir Basu, Purdue University. <\/p>\n<p>Professor of Pharmacoecomomics Albert Wertheimer at Temple University believes it contributed to the shrinkage in its workforce.&#8221;I would suspect it&#8217;s a matter of trying to get by with less, but in this case it didn&#8217;t work,&#8221; he scrutinized.<\/p>\n<p>Other McNeil plants under investigation are based in Lancaster, Pa., and Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. <\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/health\/2010\/tylenol-recall-2010-by-mcneil-consumer-healthcare\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tylenol Recall 2010 by McNeil Consumer Healthcare'>Tylenol Recall 2010 by McNeil Consumer Healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/health\/2010\/mcneil-promises-quality-repair\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: McNeil Promises Quality Repair'>McNeil Promises Quality Repair<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/health\/2010\/congress-investigates-johnson-johnson\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Congress Investigates Johnson &amp; Johnson'>Congress Investigates Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/sevensidedcube\/OXLF\/~4\/TKIxR5i4e7I\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A congressional hearing will take place regarding quality control practices both at McNeil and parent company Johnson &amp; Johnson, the Chicago Tribune indicates. 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