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The surprising danger of covering leftovers with aluminum foilA common kitchen habit of using aluminum foil for leftovers may be a hidden danger. The foil does not create an airtight seal, allowing bac...- MP Cough syrup deaths: ED attaches assets of Coldrif promoter in ChennaiThe Enforcement Directorate has attached two Chennai flats worth ₹2.04 crore belonging to G. Ranganathan, promoter of Sresan Pharmaceutical...
- India to force drugmakers to upgrade plants after fatal cough syrup crisisIndia has denied drugmakers more time to upgrade manufacturing facilities. This decision follows the deaths of at least 24 children from co...
- WHO issues warning against three ‘substandard’ cough syrups in IndiaThe World Health Organisation has issued a global alert for three Indian cough syrups. These syrups were found to be substandard and contai...
- Pharmacy of the underworld: Are India's pharmaceutical regulations failing? The shocking deaths from contaminated cough syrup demand answersContaminated cough syrup, containing lethal diethylene glycol, caused child deaths in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, exposing critical flaws...
- Pharmacy of the underworld: India's quality control diseaseToxic cough syrup has claimed more young lives in India. Despite past tragedies and international warnings, the nation's drug control syste...
- Sresan Pharma, maker of Coldrif, broke multiple rules: OfficialsSresan Pharma, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup linked to at least 16 child deaths, allegedly ignored numerous quality standards. A ...
- Deadly cough syrup horror: What went wrong and how to identify safe oral suspensionsRecent reports highlight serious illnesses and deaths linked to contaminated ColdRif cough syrups in India, primarily due to toxic industri...
- Cough syrup deaths: All you need to know about the caseA cough syrup named Coldrif has been linked to the deaths of 15 children. The syrup contained a toxic industrial solvent. Standard treatmen...
- Toxic chemical DEG found above permissible limit in cough syrup: Government test reportA government lab in Bhopal found 46.28% diethylene glycol (DEG), an industrial chemical, in a cough syrup sample linked to child deaths. Th...
- Maharashtra bans Coldrif cough syrup batch over safety concernsThe Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday ordered an immediate halt to the sale, distribution, and use of Coldrif cough ...
- When children take toxic cough syrup, and liveIn November 2022, the WHO warned about dangerous levels of ethylene glycol in certain products. Over 200 children in Indonesia died of Acut...
- India allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths to re-open factoryIndia's Uttar Pradesh state has allowed Marion Biotech's factory, linked to cough syrups causing child deaths, to resume most production. T...
- India to mandate annual audit of pharma suppliers by drugmakersIndia is set to make it mandatory for drugmakers to audit their raw material suppliers at least once a year, following concerns over the sa...
- Lax testing fuelled wave of cough syrup poisoningsIn December 2019, tragedy struck the Himalayan mountains as Jafar Din's two-month-old son, Irfan, fell ill. Desperate to save him, Din boug...
- Indian firm Marion Biotech used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup: SourcesIndian manufacturer Marion Biotech used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient, propylene glycol (PG) which is a toxic material widely used in...
- Indian firm Marion Biotech used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup: SourcesThe company, Marion Biotech, bought the ingredient - propylene glycol (PG) - from trader Maya Chemtech India, as reported by Reuters. But M...
- Indian drugs led to child deaths in Gambia: PanelThe report, submitted to the Gambian health ministry earlier this year and not yet made public, is the most definitive statement yet on the...
- Gambia deaths: US FDA issues alertThe FDA said manufacturers must perform the DEG and EG limit test on representative samples of each shipment of each lot of the component a...
- India needs a national drug recall law without further delay. Here's whyThe syrup was found by WHO to be adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol. Such adulteration is not uncommon in India. ...
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