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In 1982 some nutjob went around to supermarkets and pharmacies and put potassium cyanide in Tylenol bottles. Johnson & Johnson responded by issuing a recall for
by stinky613 13y ago
In 1982 some nutjob went around to supermarkets and pharmacies and put potassium cyanide in Tylenol bottles. Johnson & Johnson responded by issuing a recall for ALL Tylenol products nationwide. This incident is anecdotally credited with having directly led to those paper or foil seals on over-the-counter pill bottles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
- BHSPitMonkey 13y agoWow. That is utterly tragic and horrifying.
- HNLogInShit 13y agoHow is it tragic?
- erichurkman 13y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders is the link in case anyone has not heard of the case.
- colkassad 13y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong, but I believe that also lead to the seals we see today on a wide variety of products.