Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday banned sale and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after tests confirmed presence of toxins in the drug.

xBhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday banned sale and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after tests confirmed presence of toxins in the drug.

The ban on the cough syrup comes after samples collected from the same batch of the drug, linked to death of nine children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, have been found to have the presence of the highly toxic chemical, Diethylene Glycol (DEG), in laboratory tests, the order issued by the Controller of Food and Drug Administration of the MP government, said.

According to the order, the Director of Drug Control, Tamil Nadu, has informed that ‘Coldrif’ cough syrup (B. No. SR-13, M/

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