Coldrif controversy has intensified with multiple states banning the cough syrup after lab tests done by Tamil Nadu drug control found toxic diethylene glycol (DEG) at 48.6% in Coldrif syrup samples, confirming the poisoning cause. At least 14 children, most of them below 5, died of kidney failure complications after consuming the toxic cough syrup, in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district. In Rajasthan similar deaths linked to the cough syrup have been suspected, according to Reuters. The initial symptoms that the children suffered in these cases include common cold, flu and fever.

Nationwide investigation launched

Police have launched a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of the children, according to Reuters. Authorities have identified Coldrif manufacturer Sresan Pharma

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