. The WHO has said the deaths are linked to over-the-counter cough syrups the children took for common illnesses and which contained a known toxin, either diethylene glycol or ethylene glycol.These manufacturers have either declined to comment on the investigation or denied using contaminated materials that contributed to any deaths. Reuters has no evidence of wrongdoing by the companies the WHO has named.
It called on other governments and the global pharmaceutical industry to launch urgent checks to root out substandard medicines and improve regulation. "There might be children out there exposed to these medications that we're not even aware of," she told reporters, adding that this was why there was a need for transparency from everyone in the supply chain to address the issue.
Maiden has repeatedly told Reuters, including in December, that it did nothing wrong and Managing Director Naresh Kumar Goyal said on Tuesday he had no comment on WHO investigating possible connections between the companies under scrutiny. PT Universal Pharmaceutical Industries' lawyer, Hermansyah Hutagalung, said it had pulled from the market all cough syrups deemed dangerous.
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