Kenya and Nigeria 's health regulators have initiated a recall of a specific batch of Johnson & Johnson's children's cough syrup following the detection of elevated levels of a potentially hazardous toxic substance.
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya, in an official statement issued on Thursday, has alerted the public, urging a recall of Benylin Paediatric 100mls cough syrup Batch No 329304, originating from South Africa and manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. "Laboratory analysis conducted on the product showed that it contains an unacceptable high level of Diethylene glycol and was found to cause acute oral toxicity in laboratory animals," said NAFDAC' on its website.
Kenya, responding to a recall notification issued by NAFDAC, highlighted the urgency of the situation.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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