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Ethylene Glycol (Quality Control) Order, 2022
January 13 , 2023
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- The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals with the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued a gazette notification titled Ethylene Glycol (Quality Control) Order, 2022.
- This comes a day after Uzbekistan alleged 18 child deaths in Samarkand from consumption of a medicinal syrup manufactured by an Indian drugmaker.
- Marion Biotech, the drug company in question, is based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- The syrup it manufactured contained ethylene glycol.
- Ethylene glycol is a colourless and odourless alcoholic compound that can be fatal if consumed.
- It is mostly used as an automotive antifreeze and as a raw material for manufacturing polyester fibres.
- Diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol are adulterants that are sometimes illegally used as solvents in liquid drugs.
- Diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol may be used by pharma companies as an alternative to non-toxic solvents such as glycerine or propylene glycol to cut costs.
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