JAKARTA - Indonesian police said on Monday (Jan 30) a local trader of industrial-grade chemicals sold them as pharmaceutical-grade, leading to their use in medicated syrups that authorities suspect may have caused deaths of more than 200 children across the country. Authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethyelene glycol (DEG), found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are.
Industrial-grade chemicals were sold as pharmaceutical-grade by a local trader in Indonesia. The ingredients found in cough syrups may have led to the deaths of 200 kids.
The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) is testing 64 drums containing propylene glycol (PG) produced by DOW Chemical Thailand for evidence of dangerous .