I. Looking back now it is hard to believe that a sick 12 year old girl died for taking an Extra Strength Tylenol. Sadly, this poor little girl would be one of seven people who passed who after taking the over counter drug. The issue at hand was not happening at the Tylenol factor, but inside one of the grocery stores. Some terrible person must have tampered with the pills and returned them back to the grocery shelf. The leading painkiller at this time needs to take responsibility and insure to the public that Tylenol pills are safe to consume.
II. On the same morning of the death of the 12 year old girl, Adam Janus started to experience chest pains. Only one hour later Mr. Adam, at the age of 27, collapsed to the ground and passed away. Just across town Mary Reiner, also 27, died the next day in a hospital after taking two Tylenols the day before. All 7 deaths were happening 24 hours from each other and no one knew it was because of the same pill. The connection to Tylenol was
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I believe the Tylenol Murders case has impacted businesses in the world today in many ways. Businesses have seen the way the public can react to only 7 deaths, so they need to make sure no of their supplies are tampered with. Even though not everyone in America was informed about the Tylenol Murders, I do think it helped other businesses grow simply because they did not trust Johnson & Johnson anymore. When it comes to the hiring process of people who work in the factors of these certain products, and drivers who deliver them, businesses need to make sure it is people they can trust. In America today we hear one bad story about a product and we do not buy it. After the news to the public about lased pills was delivered, media did its part on letting the rest of the world know. Most coverage about the murders was negative and hurtful towards the Johnson & Johnson Company. Without the media crashing in on the issue, I do not think Johnson & Johnson’s image would have been harmed as