India’s ministry of health and family welfare has launched criminal proceedings after at least 14 children died in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, reportedly following the consumption of a locally produced cough syrup found to contain toxic levels of an industrial solvent.
A sample of the syrup, Coldrif, tested among 19 medicines collected in affected areas, was found to “contain diethylene glycol (DEG) beyond the permissible limit”, the health ministry said.
