The infamous Tylenol poisonings, which resulted in seven deaths, occurred in this decade.
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1980’s. In Chicago in September 1982, six adults and one 12- year-old died from taking extra-strength Tylenol capsules that a still-unknown person had laced with cyanide while they were on store shelves. This forever changed how products are packaged in the United States to create "tamper-proof" packaging.