A specific cough syrup, Coldrif, has been found to contain diethylene glycol (DEG) beyond the permissible limit, as part of an investigation into the deaths of nine children from kidney failure in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

A day ago, the government had stated tests on cough syrup samples from Madhya Pradesh did not show any contamination with toxic substances.

The discovery was made after the Tamil Nadu Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collected and tested samples of Coldrif cough syrup from the manufacturing premises of M/s Sresan Pharma in Kanchipuram, at the request of the Madhya Pradesh government. Also Read | Mint Explainer | How cheap junk food is fuelling childhood obesity

The government said the results, shared on

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