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Marion Biotech is among three Indian companies whose cough syrups the WHO and other agencies have linked to the deaths of 141 children in Uzbekistan, Gambia and Cameroon, in one of the world's worst such waves of poisoning.
The WHO on January 11 alerted Uzbekistan on cough syrups imported from India after the death of 18 children who had taken the medicine manufactured by Marion Biotech. It is alleged that industrial grade propylene glycol was used in the manufacture of the cough syrups.
Mansukh Mandaviya on Cough Syrup Row: Mansukh Mandaviya said that there is 'zero tolerance' for spurious medicines and that 71 companies have been served with show-cause notices
Mansukh Mandaviya's remark came as the WHO flagged seven Indian-made products in its investigation into alleged deaths linked to contaminated cough syrups. | Latest News India
WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said the investigation into over 300 deaths due to contaminated medicines is still ongoing. Lindmeier said that to date, a link with made-in-India cough syrups has not been confirmed.