Bhopal, Oct 4 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has imposed a statewide ban on the sale and distribution of ‘Coldrif’ cough syrup following Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s directive.

The decision comes in the wake of the deaths of nine children and subsequent alarming laboratory findings that revealed the presence of diethylene glycol, a toxic industrial solvent, in the syrup.

Tests confirmed that the syrup contained 48.6 per cent weight-by-volume of the chemical, which is known to cause acute kidney failure and has been linked to multiple child deaths in Chhindwara district.

The Chief Minister on his X handle wrote on Saturday, “The deaths of children in Chhindwara due to Coldrif syrup are extremely tragic. The sale of this syrup has been banned in the state. The sale of other products

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