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States flag Almont-Kid syrup as tests find contaminants

Mint Chennai

January 13, 2026

Syrup found ‘Not of Standard Quality’ with contaminants like toxic ethylene glycol

- Priyanka Sharma

States flag Almont-Kid syrup as tests find contaminants

State drug regulators in India have launched a massive crackdown and issued urgent public health alerts to stop the use of paediatric cough syrup Almont-Kid after samples from a specific batch were found to contain life-threatening contaminants, according to three government officials and documents reviewed by Mint.

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