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September 29

Tylenol Murders: Poisoned Pills Spark Safety Revolution

Seven people in the Chicago area died after swallowing Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide, triggering a nationwide panic and the largest consumer product recall in American history. The unsolved murders forced Johnson & Johnson to pioneer tamper-proof packaging and prompted Congress to pass federal anti-tampering laws that permanently transformed how medicines and food products are sealed and sold.

September 29, 1982

44 years ago

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