Chennai: Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the company behind the adulterated Coldrif cough syrup linked to child deaths in Madhya Pradesh, has been ordered to shut down and its manufacturing licence has been completely revoked, the state government confirmed on Monday.

An inspection by the state Drug Control Department had found that the company’s cough syrup contained a dangerous 48.6% Diethylene Glycol (DEG) — a toxic chemical. As per PTI, the officials had also found that the company lacked proper good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good laboratory practices (GLP), and they recorded over 300 critical and major violations. The company’s owner, G Ranganathan, was recently arrested by a special investigation team from Madhya Pradesh. Earlier in the day, a team from the E

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