You may have heard, but if not then this is a doozy…Tylenol has just recalled certain lots of Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol. I think it’s safe to say that the majority of Moms and Dads out there have this in their medicine cabinet.

The recall is due to concerns about certain lots being contaminated with B. Cepacia, a type of bacteria that can cause pneumonia in some children. If you have any medicine from the recalled lots, throw it away immediately. No children have yet to be reported ill, but still, the makers of Tylenol, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, have voluntarily recalled the following lots of their product:

SBM041, SBM067, SCM037, SDM027, SEM109
Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold MS Suspension 4 oz. Grape

SBM042, SCM015, SCM036, SDM034
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Grape

SBM043, SBM044, SCM029
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Bubble Gum

SBM045, SCM011, SCM030, SDM035
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Strawberry

SBM064, SCM033, SDM020
Infant’s Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops 1/4oz.

SBM065, SCM005, SCM006, SDM032
Infant’s Tylenol Suspension 1/2oz. Cherry

SBM066, SCM068
Children’s Dye Free Suspension 4oz. Cherry

SBM068, SCM035, SCM070, SCM080, SDM005
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Cherry

SBM069, SBM070, SCM081, SDM006
Children’s Tylenol Plus Cough & Runny Nose 4oz. Cherry

SCM012, SCM067, SDM007, SDM068
Infant’s Tylenol Suspension Drops 1/2oz. Grape

SCM013, SCM014, SCM069
Children’s Tylenol Plus Flu 4oz. Bubble Gum

SCM016, SFM024
Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold Suspension 4oz. Grape

SCM017
Children’s Tylenol Plus Cough/ST Suspension 4oz. Cherry

SCM082, SDM039, SDM040
Infant’s Tylenol Suspension Drops 1oz. Grape

SCM083, SCM084, SDM008
Infant’s Tylenol Dye Free Suspension 1oz. Cherry

SDM064
Children’s Tylenol Pediatric Suspension 1oz. Cherry

SDM038, SDM009
Infant’s Tylenol Suspension Drops 1oz. Cherry

SDM033
Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold/Allergy 4oz. Bubble Gum

SDM078
Infant’s Tylenol Drops 1oz. Grape

SCM034
Infant’s Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops H/G 1/2oz.

SDM028
Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4oz. Cherry, Hospital Govt.

Parents and caregivers who have questions or concerns should contact their child’s health care provider or the consumer call center at 1-800-962-5357 (available Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time). To find the lot numbers, look on the bottom of the box containing the liquid product and also on the sticker that surrounds the product bottle.

These actions do not apply to Children’s TYLENOL Meltaways and Junior Strength TYLENOL Meltaways. The voluntary recall applies only to select lots of Children’s and Infants’ TYLENOL liquid products.

I was reading the recall notices in this month’s issue of Parents Magazine and thought, “ahh, nothing I have,” but it got me to thinking – do I really know what has been recalled and what hasn’t? Apparently not…I just found out our car seat has been recalled! Yikes.

We have the Maxi Cosi car seat (2, in fact) and there is a problem with the latching mechanism to the base, so the company is recalling them to fix the problem. Here I am driving along thinking that I’ve got my kid all safe and snug in the back when in fact, no I don’t. If her seat isn’t attached to the base – well, I don’t even want to think about what could happen if I got in an accident.

So, if you have a Maxi Cosi Mico car seat manufactured from July 2007-February 2008 with the model numbers 22-371 and 22-372 and bases with the model number 22-515, then contact Dorel at 877-657-9546.

Other recalls that got my attention: Bugaboo Bee strollers have a risk of break failure and Gap Children’s coats with toggle fasteners that can detach and be a choking hazard.

There is a great list of recalled products at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission or at babycenter.com, if you already frequent their site. However, in the interest of spreading the information myself, I’m going to start a recall reminder – so even if you don’t have anything I talk about, you can follow the link to see if there is anything that you own that I haven’t covered. You can’t be too cautious when it comes to child safety!