Listerine recall

Executive Summary

McNeil announces April 11 a voluntary nationwide recall of approximately 4 mil. bottles of the Glacier Mint and Bubble Blast flavors of Listerine Agent Cool Blue Plaque-Detecting rinse. The Morris Plains, N.J.-based firm says "the preservative system in the product is not adequate against certain microorganisms." To date there have been no reports by consumers of adverse health events, McNeil says. The product launched in July 2006 as the first Listerine product marketed in the U.S. for children (1"The Tan Sheet" July 24, 2006, p. 14)...