Overview

• Authorities in Madhya Pradesh reported the death toll has risen to 22, with several other children still hospitalized in Nagpur and some in critical condition.
• Madhya Pradesh police arrested Sresan Pharmaceuticals owner G. Ranganathan in Chennai on charges including culpable homicide and drug adulteration, and the Kancheepuram unit has been sealed.
• Tamil Nadu suspended two senior drug inspectors after an inspection logged 364 violations at the plant, including use of non‑pharmaceutical‑grade inputs and unhygienic conditions.
• India’s drug regulator told WHO that Coldrif, Respifresh TR, and ReLife have been recalled with production stopped, and it has sought state lists of syrup makers for joint audits while recommending Sresan’s licence cancellation to the state authority.
• WHO flagged a regulatory gap in domestic DEG/EG screening and sought export details; CDSCO said the implicated syrups were not exported.