Poisonous substance found in ‘Coldrif’ cough syrup? Medicine banned in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government has banned the sale of ‘Coldrif’ cough syrup following its suspected links to the death of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The move follows the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department’s inspections at the pharmaceutical company's manufacturing facility in Kancheepuram over the last two days.

During the inspection and the examination of the samples collected, it was found that a particular batch of ‘Coldrif’ cough syrup contained diethylene glycol, a poisonous substance, reported the New Indian Express .

Of the five batches tested, Coldrif syrup Batch No. SR-13 was declared “not of standard quality” and confirmed to be adulterated with 48 per cent diethylene glycol, the report said.

The Chennai-based company supplies the medicines to Rajastha