Tamil Nadu govt completely revokes licence of adulterated cough syrup firm, shuts down company
Chennai(PTI): The manufacturing licence of Tamil Nadu based Sresan Pharmaceutical company involved in making the adulterated cough syrup Coldrif has completely been revoked, and the company has been ordered to shut down, the state government informed on Monday.
The state Drug Control Department officials had during an inspection found the cough syrup contained 48.6 per cent of Diethylene Glycol (DEG), a toxic substance. This medicine is linked to the death of children in Madhya Pradesh.
The officials had also found that the company lacked proper good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good laboratory practices (GLP), and they recorded over 300 critical and major violations.
The company’s owner, G Ranganathan, was recently arrested by a special investigation team from Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier in the day, a team from the Enforcement Directorate raided the premises of Sresan Pharmaceuticals and some officials, in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case.
“The drug manufacturing license of Sresan Pharmaceuticals has been completely cancelled, and the company has been closed. Orders have been given to conduct a detailed inspection of other drug manufacturing companies located in Tamil Nadu,” the government said in a release here.
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Heavy showers in Hassan: Temple priest dies on spot as lightning strikes
Hassan: A temple priest in Channangihalli of Kattaya hobli was struck dead by lightning in the heavy showers that lashed the district on Friday evening.
A case has been registered by Gorur Police officers.
The priest, identified as Ranganath, who was also a farmer, had reportedly gone to fetch home his cattle that were in his field when lightning struck him, killing him on the spot.
The authorities have asked the people of the district, including farmers, to take precautions during thunderstorms.
