By Krishna N. Das and Aditya Kalra
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian authorities have accused Balaji Amines of producing pharmaceutical-grade propylene glycol without a drug manufacturing licence, after some batches were found to be substandard, government documents show
Propylene glycol or PG has been at the centre of a major scandal with its suspected contamination in Indian-made cough syrups linked to deaths of more than 150 children overseas and at home, including some in the past month.
Drug authorities, however, found no evidence of any contamination in the PG – an odourless solvent – produced by Balaji, according to a test report seen by Reuters.
The company, which makes a wide range of other chemicals for the agricultural, food and pharmaceutical industries, told Reuters it had not s