J&J’s Phantom Tampon Recall

The case of the missing o.b. tampons. That’s what consumers are calling it. But are o.b. tampons the most recent case of phantom recalls from J&J? The company has quietly pulled the product from store shelves and some wholesalers reported large bulk purchases last fall.

One thing is clear, the lack of o.b. on store shelves is a tremendous embarrassment to the already embattled J&J, and the lack of communication from the company to consumers and retail outlets is leading to speculation that the product was pulled due to adverse event reports in patients.

One thing is for certain – there’s a news story in here and we haven’t heard the last of this.