Overview

• CDSCO informed WHO that Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife were recalled with production halted, and said none of the products were exported.
• Police arrested Sresan Pharmaceuticals owner G. Ranganathan in Chennai on a Madhya Pradesh case, with charges including culpable homicide and drug adulteration.
• The death toll in Madhya Pradesh reached 22 children under five, with several more still receiving treatment in Nagpur hospitals.
• Tamil Nadu’s government lab found 48.6% diethylene glycol in a Coldrif batch; the Kancheepuram unit was sealed, two state drug inspectors were suspended, and CDSCO has recommended licence cancellation.
• Regulators launched a pan-India audit and sample-testing campaign as states raided facilities and seized stock, with officials citing gaps in batch screening and limited uptake of the national licensing platform.