When Johnson & Johnson Removed All Tylenol from the Shelves

question 29

Multiple Choice

When Johnson & Johnson removed all Tylenol from the shelves after some containers were tampered with,poisoning and killing seven people,the company

• A) sacrificed short-term profits for long-term credibility.
• B) was forced to do so following extensive consumer outcry.
• C) was ordered to do so by the Food and Drug Administration.
• D) felt that nothing could stop Tylenol from losing most of its customers.
• E) developed plans to sell the returned Tylenol bottles in less developed countries.

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