In Brief: P&G
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
P&G: Inspecting inventories of Oil Of Olay Revitalizing Eye Gel following reports of defective jars at one of its manufacturing plants. While inspecting 25,000 jars in its inventory, Procter & Gamble found eight jars with a half-inch glass spike, visible from the outside, originating from the bottom of the jar, the company said. Sixty thousand products from the suspect lot have already been shipped to retailers. The company predicts that one out of every 3,000 jars, or a total of 20 products, may be defective, with "fewer than 10" spike-containing jars estimated to already be in consumers' hands. The firm maintained that "there's no risk of serious health or safety problems," but is encouraging consumers to "check their packages at home" and call the company's toll-free number with any questions...