Not a lot of info on the link but:
"The products were removed following complaints describing “a gel-like mass and black particles” in the medicine, the FDA said."
"The report said the recall was voluntary and initiated by Strides Pharma Inc., located in New Jersey.
The impacted children’s ibuprofen has lot numbers of **7261973A** and **7261974A**, with an expiration date of Jan. 31, 2027."
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TooMadMar 20, 2026
+39
Okay, the one I have that expired in 1991 is still just as good then.
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d0ctorzaiusMar 20, 2026
+156
>were manufactured for Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., before being distributed across the country. The report said the recall was voluntary and initiated by Strides Pharma Inc., located in New Jersey.
Strides Pharma is actually based on India where these lots of ibuprofen were manufactured.
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CervezaPorFavorMar 20, 2026
+56
There seems to be more and more such incidents involving Indian drug manufacturers.
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roge-Mar 20, 2026
+27
A lot of medication is manufactured in India.
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Double_Resort_9223Mar 20, 2026
+10
Never take the lowest bid until you understand why it was the lowest bid
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silchiMar 20, 2026
+5
I have been in pharmaceutical manufacturing for 15 years.
It’s shocking the horrors that are identified during inspections of facilities in India. Sure, I’ve seen US sites get in trouble for some gnarly stuff, but there’s been some truly neglectful and dangerous issues identified at sites in India.
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cicada_balladMar 20, 2026
+5
Sure, but the benefit to shareholders far outweigh any safety risks to consumers ;)
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UrbanGimliMar 20, 2026
+2
I bet its literally someones job to document the horrible shit and then decide if the "possibility" of a fine outweighs the continued production methods. No one states side will go to jail so f*** it.
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yautjaisforloversMar 20, 2026
+18
This is the only item being recalled:
“Strides Pharma’s 100 mg Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension, USP, 100 mg per 5mL, sold in 4 FL OZ (120 mL) bottles were manufactured for Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., before being distributed across the country.
The impacted children’s ibuprofen has lot numbers of 7261973A and 7261974A, with an expiration date of Jan. 31, 2027.”
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hannerbnanerMar 20, 2026
+5
Take this 🫴🏆
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Spaghet-3Mar 20, 2026
+20
What Brands are affected?
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[deleted]Mar 20, 2026
+17
Yeah ok, what was it? One of the biggest national scares In history was the cyanide Tylenol. At least they recalled it ffs
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ammy42Mar 20, 2026
+37
This was due to tampering, before we had tamper proof seals.
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[deleted]Mar 20, 2026
-55
Seems fairly obvious to me that tampering was involved. Unless some mysterious substance can materialize in the manufacturing process that I’m not aware of
Edit: looks like I’m downvoted. Well, explain to me what could’ve happened or accept that we don’t live in a world where everyone wants your well being.
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Potential-Diver-3409Mar 20, 2026
+26
…they wouldn’t recall the medication if it was a tamper problem. Someone would have to review security and pull it from shelves but they wouldn’t be taking responsibility for the issue as the producers.
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taralynnemMar 20, 2026
+7
The tylenol poisoning were in 1982. They recalled something like 30+ million bottles. There wasn't much security footage then. Nothing like there is now.
This case is why we even have tamper-proof packaging now.
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Houdinii1984Mar 20, 2026
+1
That was the final stage of the only time that’s happened on a wide scale. We are nowhere near that point, which was after the public knew what was going on and what the substance was.
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taralynnemMar 20, 2026
They pulled the product within a week natuinally. The deaths happened over 3 days in the Chicago area.
I'm not defending corporations. The fact is, they pulled it nationally when it was only happening in one, relatively small, area. They also pulled it before any government entities made them do it. If it were to happen today, I have no doubt they'd try to cover it up.
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Houdinii1984Mar 20, 2026
+1
>If it were to happen today, I have no doubt they'd try to cover it up.
As evidenced by them not covering it up the first time?
The deaths did happen over three days, but investigators immediately knew (edit: some of) the pills came from the same lot and quickly determined the problem wasn't in the manufacturing. Like I said, they already knew what was happening and what the substance was.
It was the final stage of the situation and it was more because of copycats added strychnine to the pills in California than the original Chicago cyanide situation, and the distance between Chicago and California is greater than a 'relatively small area'.
So, yeah, there was a tamper situation, but the real problem is the original poisoning created a fad that people started to do in multiple places. Make no mistake, a flimsy piece of foil that someone could just recreate at home doesn't actually solve the tamper issue whatsoever, and would only stop someone who isn't thinking ahead. You can literally just buy the [tamper proof seals](https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=122579&v1=&v7=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20964758072&gbraid=0AAAAAD_wVCam9Fn67s2HLBKdD_T-aRrgZ&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4PPNBhD8ARIsAMo-icw5BQNT2dLHU98Nwu3GkkHPM5gDwVr3tOqr7rCB7GKQPjIUB2eykIEaAiQcEALw_wcB) for seven cents a pop.
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taralynnemMar 20, 2026
I stopped reading after you said they came from the same lot because they didn't. There were at least 3 different lots. 3 people from one family died after they all took it on the same day.
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Houdinii1984Mar 20, 2026
+1
>By chance, the bottle of Tylenol that Kellerman used was inventoried by paramedics.[^(\[5\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders#cite_note-Chicago_Oral_History-5) Investigators noticed that the Janus bottle and the Kellerman bottle came from the same lot, MC2880
The case was solved because two of the cases had the same lot numbers and investigators noticed. You are incorrect. ([source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders))
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Brilliant-BumblebeeMar 20, 2026
+12
A lot of things can happen during the manufacturing process to cause something like this to happen. Some examples off the top of my head — an ingredient in the mixture could have been changed by a supplier or contaminated unbeknownst to the company producing the final product, thus causing a chemical reaction or mold, there could have be fine particulate matter in the air that compromised the mixture, or a machine part could be slowly degrading causing broken down pieces of it to end up in the bottle. Unfortunately they aren't able to QA every single bottle and sometimes things go unnoticed.
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NastasyaroseMar 20, 2026
-7
You meant tampering during the manufacturing process, right? I don’t get the downvotes either
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HeadfulOfSugarMar 20, 2026
+12
I think tampering implies direct intention by a bad actor, & there’s 0 evidence to suggest going down that road at the moment
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Webs_LivesMar 20, 2026
+24
They found autism in em.
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MithrilHumanMar 20, 2026
-8
Some conspiracy theorist probably cooking up “children’s ibuprofen laced with Epstein blood to reincarnate Epstein himself, FDA hides information by calling it foreign substance” to send out to your jobless unc in family
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TheKingPooPooMar 20, 2026
+1
It appears you’ve angered the Illuminati lol
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MithrilHumanMar 20, 2026
+1
People don’t understand sarcasm
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Weird_Rooster_4307Mar 20, 2026
The idiot Kennedy probably put in unpasteurized milk himself just to “toughen up” those kids.
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CanadianDiverMar 20, 2026
Someone sprinkled autism in the bottles.
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morph1138Mar 20, 2026
-20
Was it wieners?
I bet it was wieners.
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okvrdzMar 20, 2026
-18
What country is this “foreign substance” from !? /s
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ereinbeMar 20, 2026
+1
IDK but it prefers to be called an undocumented medication.
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