2024-04-13 18:51:52
South Africa’s health regulator said Saturday it was recalling batches of Johnson & Johnson’s children’s cough syrup after detecting high levels of diethylene glycol.
The affected batches were sold in South Africa, Eswatini, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria.
The recall follows a report from the regulator’s Nigerian counterpart, released Wednesday, which first detected the toxin in a batch of Benylin pediatric syrup.
Kenya and Nigeria have already issued recalls for the same syrup, which is used to treat hay fever and other allergic conditions affecting the upper respiratory tract.
Kenvue, which now owns the Benylin brand after splitting from J&J last year, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
High levels of diethylene glycol in cough syrup have been linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon since 2022, in one of the worst waves of poisoning from administered drugs orally in the world.
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