Johnson & Johnson has issued a recall of 4 million Children's Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, 800,000 Junior Strength Motrin Caplets, and 71,000 Extra Strength Rolaids softchews. Company officials say this latest recall is at the wholesale and retail levels, but that consumers can still use the medications and they are still effective. The company said it found "unspecified problems" with the Motrin and Benadryl products, while the Rolaids were recalled due to consumer reports of unusual...
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