Punjab becomes latest state to ban 'Coldrif' cough syrup after 14 children die in Madhya PradeshPunjab has banned 'Coldrif' cough syrup after it was found to contain diethylene glycol at levels far exceeding the permitted limit. The sy...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
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...
07 Oct, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
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...
07 Oct, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
Over 100 cough syrup makers fail quality testA government report reveals that over 100 pharma units' cough syrup samples failed quality tests, showing the same toxins linked to child d...
23 Jul, 2024, 12.05 AM IST
Maldives reports contamination in Pakistani syrups, suspension medicines: ReportMaldives detected contamination in Pakistani syrups, prompting a WHO alert for heightened vigilance. Lahore-based Pharmix Laboratories face...
10 Dec, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
Indian-made cold syrup sent to Iraq contains poison, test showsBloomberg shared the test results with the World Health Organization as well as Iraqi and Indian officials on July 8. The WHO told Bloomber...
28 Jul, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
India prohibits use of propylene glycol from supplier linked to Uzbekistan deathsSoon after India suspended the pharmaceutical company's production. Police this month arrested three Marion employees after tests in a gove...
09 Mar, 2023, 04.44 PM IST
India may issue alert on Marion cough syrup exports after toxins foundPolice on Friday arrested three Marion employees and are looking for two directors after tests in a government laboratory found 22 of 36 sy...
04 Mar, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
WHO warns against use of Marion Bio's two cough syrups"Two cough syrups made by India's Marion Biotech should not be used for children after the products were linked to 19 deaths in Uzbekistan,...
13 Jan, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
'WHO stands by its action on Gambia cough syrup issue'India had on Thursday said quality tests on the samples lifted from Maiden Pharmaceuticals - which has been in the dock for allegedly causi...
17 Dec, 2022, 01.10 AM IST
Maiden Pharma hopes to reopen plant as Indian lab clears syrups suspected by WHO in Gambia deathsIndian health authorities halted production at Maiden's main factory in Sonepat near New Delhi in October after a WHO report said the compa...
16 Dec, 2022, 11.49 AM IST
'Multiple lapses found at Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceutical facility'In relation to the cough syrups, it has been found that the company has not done quality testing of propylene glycol for diethylene glycol ...
12 Oct, 2022, 01.43 AM IST
Cough syrup row: Preliminary report finds multiple violations at Maiden Pharmaceuticals' Sonepat facilityThe authorities found that the batch number, manufacturer name, expiry date and the manufacturing date on the invoices of propylene glycol ...
11 Oct, 2022, 10.44 PM IST
WHO Alert: Regulatory body says syrups sent only to GambiaIn a statement on Thursday, the Union health ministry said the WHO had informed the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) that it was pr...
07 Oct, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
Maiden Pharmaceuticals had license to export, not locally sell cough & cold syrup, India saysIndia's health and welfare ministry said Thursday that Maiden Pharmaceuticals had the license to only export four drugs that are now linked...
06 Oct, 2022, 07.51 PM IST
Pharma company Digital Vision under DCGI lens for contaminated cough syrupThe investigations started last week when the department of paediatrics at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Cha...
10 Aug, 2020, 11.23 AM IST
- Henkel India claims neem toothpaste safe
FMCG major Henkel India has clarified that its toothpaste brand Neem Active does not contain diethylene glycol (DEG) or any bacteria.
05 Sep, 2007, 01.02 AM IST