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Centre does U-turn on cough syrup; MP, Rajasthan, TN ban it

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October 05, 2025

HOURS after denying that controversial cough syrup Coldrif, which led to deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, did not contain industrial chemical diethylene glycol (DEG), the Union Health Ministry on Saturday made a U-turn and confirmed its presence based on a report of Tamil Nadu’s Food and Drug Administration department.

- KAVITA BAJELI DATT @New Delhi

The Ministry’s earlier denial followed a clearance from the Madhya Pradesh Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA), which had then stated that no DEG was found in the syrup.

After the confirmation on Saturday, Tamil Nadu was the first to ban the syrup, followed by MP and Kerala.

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