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Not Just a “PR Problem:” How to Identify and Prepare for Crisis
10 Jan 2025 01:15 GMT
My client called in a panic. “GNC is getting bomb threats. We need to go to Virginia Beach and talk to Pat.”
To say that our publicity campaign for “Pat’s Diet Shake” kicked off with a bang would be an understatement. It had turned into a full-blown crisis …
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After damaging report, Johnson & Johnson doubles down on talc safety message
01 Jan 2019 05:33 GMT
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New York: Johnson & Johnson Inc’s statement was unequivocal. “The FDA has tested Johnson’s talc since the ‘70s. Every single time it did not contain asbestos,” the company said in a Dec. 19 tweet. …
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After damaging report, Johnson & Johnson reiterates talc safety message
01 Jan 2019 03:37 GMT
Johnson & Johnson Inc’s statement was unequivocal.
"The FDA has tested Johnson's talc since the '70s. Every single time it did not contain asbestos," the company said in a Dec 19 tweet. It followed by several days the publication of a …
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After damaging Reuters report Johnson & Johnson doubles down on talc safety message
01 Jan 2019 00:40 GMT
FILE PHOTO: A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Illustration
Johnson & Johnson Inc’s statement was unequivocal.
“The FDA has tested Johnson’s talc …
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35 years later after landmark recall, Tylenol deaths still unsolved
05 Oct 2017 13:51 GMT
Oct. 5 (UPI) -- In 1982, cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules killed seven people in the Chicago area -- an unprecedented and unsolved public health scare that led to major industry changes and one of the first massive product recalls in the United States …
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These Unprecedented Recalls Cost Companies Billions
23 Oct 2024 01:20 GMT
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Recently, several pet food brands from Answers Pet Food and Darwin’s Natural Selections were recommended for recall after listeria and salmonella were found in the food. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
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This Massive Product Recall Cost Over $24 Billion
06 Aug 2024 18:40 GMT
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The most shocking recall on this list is the 1982 Tylenol recall.
Recalling the Galaxy Note 7 was a huge blow to Samsung’s brand.
Shockingly, only two companies listed here went bankrupt …
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Recalling 67 Million Cars Bankrupted This Company
11 Aug 2024 15:38 GMT
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The biggest recalls of all time had a big impact on company financials.
Many of the companies on this list were able to cover the cost of the recall.
At least one …
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Man Who Said He Could Stop 1982 Tylenol Murders For Money Has Died
12 Jul 2023 05:02 GMT
A man who said he could stop the 1982 murders caused by tampered Tylenol capsules if he was paid $1 million has died.
James Lewis, now 76, was found dead in his Cambridge, Massachusetts, home after first responders received a call about an unresponsive …
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Unsolved: The Tylenol Murders Of 1982
07 Jul 2023 18:36 GMT
In the early morning of September 29, 1982, 12-year-old Mary Kellerman of Elk Grove Village outside of Chicago, Illinois, woke up with a sore throat and a runny nose. Not the most concerning of symptoms, but Mary told her parents and they gave her a single …