Synopsis: “All Enforcement Officers in the state of Karnataka are hereby, instructed to keep a strict vigil on the above drugs/ batch number and same combinations from manufacturers. Any stockist/distributor/retailer/ Govt. Institutions, who are in possession of these products, if any, should draw samples for test and analysis, then necessary action has to be initiated as per Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.”

Karnataka Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday, 6 October, assured that the contaminated cough syrup has not been supplied in the state.

“Today, Karnataka has become a model for the country, with no room for lapses. I assure the parents that it has not been supplied in our state. We have started testing samples of other cough syrups as a precautionary meas

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