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After cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules killed seven people in the Chicago area last fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration passed tough new regulations requiring drug manufacturers to package their products in tamper-resistant combiners. Now those safer boxes and bottles are turning up on store shelves across the country, and in some cases, companies have gone to extraordinary lengths in their zeal to protect...
...maker of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson had the most to gain by renewing consumers' trust. Before the murders, Tylenol had 37% of the $1.2 billion painkiller market; that share slipped to 7% during the scare, but has now rebounded to 24%. Tylenol's new wrapping offers triple protection: 1) the outer box is glued shut; 2) the cap and neck of the bottle inside the box are encased in a form-fitting shrink seal; and 3) an airtight foil seal covers the opening underneath. Like some other manufacturers, Johnson & Johnson says it has not raised prices to cover...
Seeking to dispel rumors that he doesn't have the stomach for an extended Presidential campaign, former Vice President Walter F. Mondale appears on CBS' "60 Minutes" and downs two full bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol...
Lewis and his wife LeAnn, 35, had eluded a citywide hunt for two months. Using the alias Robert Richardson, Lewis allegedly sent a handwritten note to Johnson & Johnson, the maker of Tylenol, demanding $1 million "if you want to stop the killing." By the time his name had surfaced as a suspect in the actual Tylenol poisonings, the Lewises had fled Chicago and were hiding in a New York City hotel room. From there, Lewis mailed letters to the Chicago Tribune to deny any connection to the killings. Investigators, hoping that Lewis was regularly scanning the Tribune...
Despite Lewis' arrest and his alleged connection to the Tylenol extortion, police admitted they had no evidence to prove that he did more than piggyback on the notoriety of the deaths. Says Chicago Police Superintendent Richard Brzeczek: "It appears unlikely Lewis will ever be linked to the seven murders...