Children's Tylenol and Motrin maker pleads guilty to selling products with metal particles almost 5 years after recall

The maker of children’s Tylenol and Motrin, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, will plead guilty to selling contaminated products to consumers.

Court documents were uncovered on Tuesday, which show the company has agreed to pay $25 million for selling bottles of the children and infant’s medicine contaminated with metal particles like nickel, iron and chromium.

According to The AP, prosecutors say McNeil, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, did not make any effort to stop the manufacturing of the children’s medicine when these metal particles were brought into the manufacturing process.

The manufacturing plant for these products is located in Fort Washington, Penn.

The recall first occurred in 2010, which saw the company pulling liquid medication, as well as other products off the shelves.

It started in 2009, when a customer complained of seeing "black specks" on the bottom of a children's Tylenol bottle, which have now been discovered as metal particles, Reuters reports.

There were also issues with labeling, with "not" being incorrectly shown on the label for Sudafed allergy tablets. Strong odors of mold were also reported.

“McNeil has been implementing enhanced quality and oversight standards across its entire business to ensure we are best able to meet our commitment to consumers, patients and doctors who rely on our products,” the company said in a statement.

They also assure no injuries or illnesses have come about from this regrettable ordeal.

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