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Why your favourite breakfast food could be fake and the three ways to spot the real thing

Drizzled over porridge, slathered on toast or stirred into your tea, honey is a British breakfast staple. Nine out of ten honey products on UK supermarket shelves are not what they claim to be, according to alarming new research, which found that so-called jars of ‘honey’ have been bulked out with inexpensive sweeteners such as rice syrup and sugar beet. …

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4 months, 1 week ago

'I can't believe it's my hair!': Meet the 22-year-old behind the viral haircare brand beauty buffs swear by for longer and thicker hair

Daily Mail

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9 months ago

30 allopathic composition drugs sold as ‘ayurveda’ meds in Noida, banned

Hindustan Times

: At least 30 ayurveda pills and powders that were being sold through retail shops in Uttar Pradesh have been banned after tests found them to be spurious and adulterated, officials of the district regional ayurvedic and unani office said on Thursday, adding that several of them had compositions of allopathic drugs such as steroids prednisolone and betamethasone, anti-inflammatory painkiller …

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11 months ago

Robitussin's maker recalls cough syrup for possible high levels of yeast

NPR

Robitussin's maker recalls cough syrup for possible high levels of yeast Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Food & Drug Administration via AP U.S. Food & Drug Administration via AP WASHINGTON — The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of products containing honey due to contamination that could pose a serious risk to people with weakened immune …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Ministry issues revised rules to ensure quality in pharma sector

The Hindu

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare late last week notified revised rules under Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. It also has additional sections including — the introduction of a pharmaceutical quality system, quality risk management, product quality review, qualification and validation of equipment, and a computerised storage system for all drug products. Explaining the rationale, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Two labs in India take on the bulk of testing for cough syrup samples for export

The Hindu

One Central and one State testing laboratory in India are currently bearing the bulk of cough syrup sample analyses brought in for testing before their export according to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation list issued this month. The country has 15 Central and State-run laboratories engaged in cough syrup sample testing, including the Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory, Kerala, which …

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1 year, 6 months ago

'India will never bargain on quality of medicines': Health minister Mandaviya on cough syrup row

Hindustan Times

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday asserted that India will never bargain on the quality of medicines, and emphasised that the authorities are always vigilant to prevent any fatalities caused by spurious drugs. The minister's remark came as the World Health Organisation flagged seven Indian-made products in its investigation into alleged deaths linked to contaminated cough syrups. The minister …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Cough Syrup Death Cases: US CDC Blames Indian Pharma Firm for Demise of Gambia Kids; 3 Held in Noida Over Uzbekistan Incident

News 18

There is a strong link between the death of several children in Gambia and cough syrups made in India that are allegedly contaminated, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States and the Gambian health authorities. In October last year, the World Health Organization had issued an alert stating that the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Cough Syrup Row: Maharashtra Govt Acted against 27 Pharma Firms, Says Minister

News 18

The food and drug administration of the Maharashtra government inspected 84 companies manufacturing cough expectorants, of which 17 have been issued show-cause notices, four others have been instructed to stop their production, and licences of six have been terminated, informed FDA minister Sanjay Rathod on Friday while the assembly was discussing the issue raised by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and …

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1 year, 11 months ago

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths

The Hindu

In the wake of fatalities among children linked to cough syrups and medicines made by manufacturers based in India and Indonesia, the WHO has issued an “urgent call to action” to countries to detect and respond to incidents of falsified medical products and protect children from contaminated medicines. The World Health Organisation said that over the past four months, countries …

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1 year, 11 months ago

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths

India TV News

Cough syrups row: In the wake of fatalities among children linked to cough syrups and medicines made by manufacturers based in India and Indonesia, the WHO has issued an "urgent call to action” to countries to detect and respond to incidents of falsified medical products and protect children from contaminated medicines. The World Health Organisation said that over the past …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Indonesian mothers go to court over tainted cough syrup scandal

Al Jazeera

As the class-action suit over contaminated medicine begins, two mothers share why they joined the legal action and how they hope to achieve justice for their children. “Which mother’s heart wouldn’t break…to see my healthy girl who used to run around… now she can only lie down and she needs a breathing aid. With Desi caring for Shena in hospital …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Indonesia court hearing into children killed by toxic cough syrup

Al Jazeera

Some 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia since last year and dozens of cases linked to cough syrup have been reported in The Gambia and Uzbekistan. Families of Indonesian children who died after consuming a tainted cough syrup have demanded restitution at an Indonesian court, which has started hearing their class-action lawsuit against government agencies and …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Marion syrup ingredients under lens over Uzbekistan deaths

Hindustan Times

The likely source of contamination could be the solvent— propylene glycol— in the syrups manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech, people familiar with the matter have said, sharing new details about the probe into a company that has been linked to at least 18 deaths in Uzbekistan of children who purportedly consumed its cough syrup. The Uttar Pradesh drugs licensing and …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Behind the Indian cough syrup that killed many in Gambia and Uzbekistan

The Hindu

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:20 IST It was a scandal the Indian government was least prepared for. The Uzbek incident According to the Uzbekistan Health Ministry’s press note, a special working group it constituted began an inspection after children in Samarkhand who had consumed the syrup reported side effects. India’s Health Ministry explained that Maiden Pharmaceuticals had obtained an …

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1 year, 11 months ago

'Substandard...': WHO warns against use of cough syrups linked to Uzbek deaths

Hindustan Times

The World Health Organization has warned against prescribing two India-made cough syrups for children after they were linked to the death of 19 children in that country last month. Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths: Reports quoting the WHO say a lab analysis reveals the syrups contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol. READ | Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths: UP …

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2 years ago

Samples Not Contaminated, Meets Standards: Centre Slams WHO Over Premature Links Between Children Deaths in Gambia and India-made Syrups

News 18

The World Health Organisation drew premature links between the deaths of children in Gambia and the four India-made cough syrups, India’s drug regulator DCGI has said in a strong statement slamming the WHO, reports Reuters. “Samples taken from Indian pharmaceutical company Maiden Pharma, whose products were linked to the deaths of children in Gambia, have been found to comply with …

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2 years ago

Indian-made cough syrups did not cause Gambia children deaths, DCGI informs WHO

India TV News

The Drugs Controller General of India has informed WHO that linking Indian-made cough syrups to deaths in Gambia was 'premature conclusion' which impacted the image of the country's pharmaceutical products across the globe. In the latest letter to Dr Rogerio Gaspar, Director at WHO, DCGI Dr V G Somani said a statement issued by the global health body in October …

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2 years, 1 month ago

‘Too late to save him’: Indonesian children killed by cough syrup

Al Jazeera

Medan, Indonesia – When Siti’s son, Mohammad Fajar, first fell ill at the end of August this year, the housewife and cleaner did not think much of it. “We were too late to save him.” Fajar is one of the dozens of Indonesian children who have died since August as a result of taking cough syrups suspected of being contaminated …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Children’s deaths in The Gambia and Indonesia: What to know

Al Jazeera

Tainted cough syrups pulled from the shelves after they were linked to dozens of deaths. In early October, the World Health Organization said the deaths in The Gambia may be linked to four contaminated cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals, an Indian drug manufacturer. The WHO said in a medical product alert on October 5 that excessive levels …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Indonesia becomes latest country to raise alarm over syrup medicines after 99 children die

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indonesia has become the latest …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | The Gambia deaths and the toxic cough syrups that are causing them

The Hindu

The story so far: The Gambia’s Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said on Saturday, October 8, that the number of child deaths likely linked to contaminated cough syrups made by an Indian manufacturer had risen to 69, Bloomberg reported. In September, The Gambia started coordinating with the World Health Organisation about the incidents and reported four locally-sold cough syrups it …

Health India Children Deaths Products Indian Kidney

2 years, 2 months ago

India Bashing WHO on Cough Syrup Fiasco is Old Tale of Pot Calling the Kettle Black - News18

News 18

It was October 5 when the World Health Organization announced that India-made cough syrups could be behind the death of more than 60 children in the West African nation, The Gambia. According to WHO, laboratory analysis of the syrups confirmed “unacceptable” amounts of Diethylene Glycol and Ethylene Glycol — which can be toxic and lead to acute kidney injury — …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths

Hindustan Times

Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in the capital Jakarta this year. Gambia and India are investigating the deaths from acute kidney injury in the west-African country thought to be linked …

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Why your favourite breakfast food could be fake and the three ways to spot the real thing

'I can't believe it's my hair!': Meet the 22-year-old behind the viral haircare brand beauty buffs swear by for longer and thicker hair

30 allopathic composition drugs sold as ‘ayurveda’ meds in Noida, banned

Robitussin's maker recalls cough syrup for possible high levels of yeast

Ministry issues revised rules to ensure quality in pharma sector

Two labs in India take on the bulk of testing for cough syrup samples for export

'India will never bargain on quality of medicines': Health minister Mandaviya on cough syrup row

Cough Syrup Death Cases: US CDC Blames Indian Pharma Firm for Demise of Gambia Kids; 3 Held in Noida Over Uzbekistan Incident

Cough Syrup Row: Maharashtra Govt Acted against 27 Pharma Firms, Says Minister

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths

WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines after cough syrups deaths

Indonesian mothers go to court over tainted cough syrup scandal

Indonesia court hearing into children killed by toxic cough syrup

Marion syrup ingredients under lens over Uzbekistan deaths

Behind the Indian cough syrup that killed many in Gambia and Uzbekistan

'Substandard...': WHO warns against use of cough syrups linked to Uzbek deaths

Samples Not Contaminated, Meets Standards: Centre Slams WHO Over Premature Links Between Children Deaths in Gambia and India-made Syrups

Indian-made cough syrups did not cause Gambia children deaths, DCGI informs WHO

‘Too late to save him’: Indonesian children killed by cough syrup

Children’s deaths in The Gambia and Indonesia: What to know

Indonesia becomes latest country to raise alarm over syrup medicines after 99 children die

Explained | The Gambia deaths and the toxic cough syrups that are causing them

India Bashing WHO on Cough Syrup Fiasco is Old Tale of Pot Calling the Kettle Black - News18

Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths