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112,000 bottles of pain reliever recalled over discolored tablets

The recall covers 112,000 bottles of acetaminophen after reports the tablets were discolored, and shoppers are urged to check cabinets; the pills should be one color.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBN
Published 10:36 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Updated 1:22 AM ET · aired 3 times

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First reported by Houston Chronicle: “112,000 bottles of pain reliever recalled over reports of discolored tablets”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:36 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock; aired 3 times.

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Houston Chronicle112,000 bottles of pain reliever recalled over reports of discolored tablets

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA recall tonight: 112,000 bottles of pain reliever are being pulled after reports of discolored tablets, so check the medicine cabinet before you reach for anything.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat is a hundred and twelve thousand bottles, which is roughly one for every person in a mid-sized college town with a very bad week.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Houston Chronicle reports the recall stems from tablets showing up in the wrong color.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhich color?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDiscolored, Kenji. If your pills look like they've been through something, don't take them, and maybe leave a nice review for the pharmacist.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA headache pill that gives you a headache is the most honest product in America.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorComing up this hour, a Star Wars actor managed to keep a major secret for two years.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwo years. I can't keep a secret through a commercial, and the only thing I've hidden is a sandwich in the studio freezer.