Healthcare Press

Kenya, Nigeria Recall Children's Cough Syrup Over Toxic Substance

  • 📰 allafrica
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 31 sec. here
  • 16 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 65%
  • Publisher: 99%

Africa News

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.

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.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Kenya: Health Crisis Persists in Kenya As Doctors Reject Govt OfferThe health crisis will persist in Kenya after doctors rejected a government offer aimed at ending two-week-long strike that has severely disrupted health services.
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »