Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
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Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#2Recently watched the Netflix docu series on this, J&J claimed that cyanide was not present in the factory, so there is no way the pills could have been contaminated at the factory.
Then later on one of the doctors asked J&J if a test for cyanide is done for each batch in QA at the factory. J&J said yes, each batch was tested for the presence of cyanide.
The doctor then asked, "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?", kinda blew my mind. Implying that J&J knew cyanide contamination was a possibility at the factory itself.
Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#3Recently watched the Netflix docu series on this, J&J claimed that cyanide was not present in the factory, so there is no way the pills could have been contaminated at the factory. Then later on one of the doctors asked J&J if a test for cyanide is done for each batch in QA at the factory. J&J said yes, each batch was tested for the presence of cyanide. The doctor then asked, "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?",…
What was the answer?
I can understand why it might seem suspicious, but I’d also hope that (non-exotic?) substances capable of killing at doses small enough to fit in a Tylenol pill would be in their test matrix.
Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#4Recently watched the Netflix docu series on this, J&J claimed that cyanide was not present in the factory, so there is no way the pills could have been contaminated at the factory. Then later on one of the doctors asked J&J if a test for cyanide is done for each batch in QA at the factory. J&J said yes, each batch was tested for the presence of cyanide. The doctor then asked, "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?",…
> "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?
Precursor contamination, sabotage, etc. Lots of potential innocent reasons.
Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#5There are common DNA traces on the bottles, could be good to use services like MyHeritage or 23andme to help solve the mystery.
Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#6Recently watched the Netflix docu series on this, J&J claimed that cyanide was not present in the factory, so there is no way the pills could have been contaminated at the factory. Then later on one of the doctors asked J&J if a test for cyanide is done for each batch in QA at the factory. J&J said yes, each batch was tested for the presence of cyanide. The doctor then asked, "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?",…
I would expect a broad spectrum quality test, of which cyanide would be one of the components tested for.
Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#7Recently watched the Netflix docu series on this, J&J claimed that cyanide was not present in the factory, so there is no way the pills could have been contaminated at the factory. Then later on one of the doctors asked J&J if a test for cyanide is done for each batch in QA at the factory. J&J said yes, each batch was tested for the presence of cyanide. The doctor then asked, "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?",…
This is my brother's job, testing for contaminants. He says it can be very boring. For example, they always test for lead, and it's always negative. But it's a necessary precaution when you're making medicine.
Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#8Recently watched the Netflix docu series on this, J&J claimed that cyanide was not present in the factory, so there is no way the pills could have been contaminated at the factory. Then later on one of the doctors asked J&J if a test for cyanide is done for each batch in QA at the factory. J&J said yes, each batch was tested for the presence of cyanide. The doctor then asked, "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?",…
> "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)? Precursor contamination, sabotage, etc. Lots of potential innocent reasons.
It is good that they check, imagine Sigma-Aldrich doing a mistake between two products, or a product accidentally contaminated during manufacture, considering the large amount of things they produce it is not impossible
Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#9There are common DNA traces on the bottles, could be good to use services like MyHeritage or 23andme to help solve the mystery.
Didn't 23andme go bankrupt?
Re: Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?
#10Recently watched the Netflix docu series on this, J&J claimed that cyanide was not present in the factory, so there is no way the pills could have been contaminated at the factory. Then later on one of the doctors asked J&J if a test for cyanide is done for each batch in QA at the factory. J&J said yes, each batch was tested for the presence of cyanide. The doctor then asked, "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?",…
> kinda blew my mind
Cyanide occurs naturally in some fruit seeds and can be produced by some fungi + algae. So if any of those are things that could end up getting into the production inputs (even in small amounts), it would definitely be worth the effort to test. Even if that's not the case, contamination from other sources inside the factory don't seem terribly off the wall either.