Indore: After the tragic deaths of several children allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups in Chhindwara and Betul, Madhya Pradesh's pharmaceutical industry has come under intense scrutiny. The Madhya Pradesh Food and Drug Administration (MPFDA) has placed 30 drug manufacturing companies under investigation, launching a sweeping crackdown in collaboration with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to ensure drug safety and compliance.

According to officials, the move comes as part of a larger state-wide quality enforcement drive aimed at tightening checks on oral liquid formulations, syrups, and suspensions—categories most often associated with recent toxic outbreaks. The MPFDA has already written to the CDSCO seeking joint inspections of all identified facilitie

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