FDA recalls over 100,000 bottles of acetaminophen sold on Amazon nationwide

Check your medicine cabinet for recalled acetaminophen bottles today, according to WSLS. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a nationwide recall for over 100,000 bottles of acetaminophen sold on Amazon after customer complaints about discolored tablets. Picture a warehouse shelf in New Jersey stacked with brown shipping boxes waiting for the morning truck, and one cardboard carton holding rows of white plastic medicine bottles. Customers started opening their Amazon packages and noticing something was wrong with the pills inside. The federal agency stepped in once the complaints piled up about the strange discoloration on the tablets. Acetaminophen is the generic name for pain relief medicine found in millions of medicine cabinets across the country. That means a quick trip to your bathroom shelf could save you from an unexpected health scare this week. Check your online order history right now if you or your family regularly order over-the-counter pain relievers through Amazon. Nobody wants to find out their headache medicine needs a magnifying glass before they swallow it.