The Madhya Pradesh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that another sample from the same batch of Coldrif cough syrup tested positive for elevated levels of the toxic chemical diethylene glycol (DEG). The contaminated sample, collected by district-level FDA officials, matches earlier findings from the batch linked to the deaths of 23 children in Chhindwara.
The MPFDA has issued directives to district collectors and instructed drug inspectors to conduct thorough inspections of medical outlets. Simultaneously, the state government has banned the sale of Coldrif, Respifresh, and Relife cough syrups and initiated a comprehensive market recall.
