The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday banned the sale and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of a highly toxic chemical, Diethylene Glycol (DEG), in samples collected from the same batch linked to the deaths of nine children in Chhindwara district.

According to a copy of the directive accessed by Aaj Tak , the state’s drug controller said the syrup, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceutical in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram district, was found “non-standard and defective (NSQ)” based on a test report from the Tamil Nadu Drug Control Directorate, dated October 2.

After the deaths of children came to light, the Madhya Pradesh government requested the Tamil Nadu authorities to investigate the pharma company making the drug. The state received the

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