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FDA recall: Amazon-branded acetaminophen bottles with discolored…

The FDA recall covers Amazon-branded acetaminophen bottles after reports of discolored tablets; check the bottle in your medicine cabinet before you panic.

On air: Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:54 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by KCRA: “Reports of discolored tablets lead FDA to recall Amazon-branded Acetaminophen bottles”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10:54 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
Topics: FDA.

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KCRAReports of discolored tablets lead FDA to recall Amazon-branded Acetaminophen bottles

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWe are interrupting our coverage with a developing story: the FDA has recalled Amazon-branded acetaminophen bottles after reports of discolored tablets, KCRA reports.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDiscolored how?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe reports say the tablets are not the color tablets should be. BBN will have team coverage throughout the morning.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur team is me, and I'm holding a bottle from my desk drawer. It's fine. I checked.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCheck the bottle anyway. I have covered worse recalls in worse countries, and none of them involved a headache this polite.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe will update you if it becomes slightly more important.

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