The FDA and Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products said they didn’t know the number of Tylenol bottles recalled. The recall included caplet and geltab products sold in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates and Fiji. The New Brunswick, N.J., company said that it’s investigating and will stop shipping products with the same materials on wooden pallets. It has asked suppliers to do the same.

The FDA said that about 70 people have been either sickened by the odor — including nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea — or noticed it.

The smell is caused by small amounts of a chemical associated with the treatment of wooden pallets, Johnson & Johnson said. The FDA said the chemical can leach into the air, and traced it to a facility in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico.

Consumers should check the list of recalled products at www.mcneilproductrecall.com to identify the recalled batches.

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