At least 14 children died in due to cough syrup in the neighbouring states recently. Following this incident, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned this cough syrup.

It is pertinent to note that a directive, signed by drug controller Dr Gahane on October 5, cites contamination with diethylene glycol (DEG), which is a toxic industrial solvent, as the cause of the reported deaths.

In view of this, all licensed drug dealers and the general public are instructed to immediately stop the sale, distribution, or use of Coldrif Syrup (Batch No. SR-13).

When the Nagpur FDA inspected government hospitals, it was found that this syrup had not been supplied. However, a private drug dealer was found to have a stock of this company's syrup. Samples of this syrup have now been sent for test

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