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☆ Exclusive: Indonesia police probe drug regulators over cough syrup
  + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Stanley Widianto | Thomson Reuters | Stanley Reports On Breaking News In Indonesia. Before Joining Reuters | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
The World Health Organization is working with countries to investigate the global pharmaceutical supply chain for such syrups. Andika Urrasyidin, lead police investigator of the case, told Reuters police have called in "many" BPOM officials for questioning, and the investigation is still underway. Hersadwi Rusdiyono, the director of Indonesia's national police's crimes detection unit, said BPOM officials were brought in as witnesses, but investigators are now checking if any wrongdoing was committed by drug regulators. "We asked them according to their functions, as regulators, whether they've conducted supervision and what kind of supervision," he told Reuters. Hersadwi said the probe so far has focused on staff at lower levels and not included BPOM'S chief, Penny Lukito.
Persons: Urrasyidin, Hersadwi Rusdiyono, they've, Hersadwi, Penny Lukito, Penny, BPOM, Tirta Buana Kemindo, Stanley Widianto, Miyoung Kim, Sara Ledwith, Michele Gershberg Organizations: Reuters, World Health Organization, Police, Afi, Thomson Locations: JAKARTA, Gambia, Uzbekistan, BPOM
☆ Indomie: Nigeria probes popular noodles after recalls by Malaysia, Taiwan
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Abuja, Nigeria CNN —Nigeria’s food and drug regulator says it is investigating the popular Indomie brand of instant noodles following recalls in Malaysia and Taiwan where health authorities say they detected a potentially cancer-causing substance. “The public is … informed that the implicated Indomie instant noodle is not registered for sale in Nigeria. Indomie: The instant noodle giant in Nigeria 01:18 - Source: CNNIndonesian food giant Indofoods has defended the safety of its products. Indonesian food giant Indofoods says Indomie noodles is available in more than 100 countries across the world in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Indomie first launched instant noodles in 1972 with a chicken flavor but is now produced in many varieties.
☆ Indomie maker refutes food safety cancer scares around popular instant noodles
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Heather Chen Juliana Liu | Heather Chen | Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
“We would like to emphasize that … our Indomie instant noodles are safe for consumption,” Taufik Wiraatmadja, a member of the board of directors at Indofoods, said in a statement issued Friday. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said this week they had detected a compound called ethylene oxide in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavor noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is used to sterilize medical devices and spices. Indomie first launched instant noodles in 1972 with a chicken flavor. Unlike most types of instant ramen, Indomie noodles are typically eaten dry, without needing to prepare soup.
☆ Indonesia finds local trader forged ingredient label in probe of cough syrup deaths
  + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethyelene glycol (DEG), found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to acute kidney injury, which many of the children suffered. Pipit Rismanto, a senior police official, told reporters authorities have found that CV Samudera Chemical sold "industrial-grade" EG and DEG as pharmaceutical-grade propylene glycol manufactured by Dow Chemical Thailand and supplied them to distributors of local drug-makers. Police have arrested and charged officials at Samudera and its distributor CV Anugrah Perdana Gemilang. Reuters could not immediately reach CV Samudera Chemical or its distributor for comment. Last week, The World Health Organization called for "immediate and concerted action" to protect children from contaminated medicines after about 300 deaths in Gambia, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia linked to cough syrups last year.
☆ Indonesia suspends licences of two more drug firms amid probe into child deaths
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The Southeast Asian country temporarily banned sales of some syrup-based medications in October after it identified the presence in some products of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol as possible factors for causing the illness. Penny K. Lukito, chief of the food and drugs agency (BPOM), told reporters the companies - PT Samco Farma and PT Ciubros Farma - used high levels of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in their products. The companies had been ordered to pull the products and destroy remaining batches, she said, adding it also temporarily revoked their production licences. Earlier this week, BPOM suspended the distribution licences of three other companies making products that it said contained a high-level of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol. Reporting by Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto; Editing by Miyoung Kim and Ed DaviesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Indonesia revokes firms' fever syrup licences amid inquiry into 150 deaths
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol can be toxic and lead to acute kidney injury. Penny said the two firms produced drugs with substandard raw materials, failed to report a change in ingredients and used some materials in excess of guidelines. Indonesia has seen a surge in AKI cases among children since August, which its health minister said was most likely due to changes in the raw ingredients used in cough and fever syrups. Indonesia imports its raw ingredients for medicine mostly from China and India, according to the health ministry. Dow Chemical Thailand said in a statement that "none of the suppliers mentioned by BPOM are our customers", and that its product does not contain ethylene glycol or diethylene glycol.
☆ Indonesia revokes firms' fever syrup licences amid probe into 150 deaths
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The two firms produced drugs with substandard raw materials, failed to report a change in ingredients and used some materials in excess of guidelines, Penny said. A lawyer with PT Universal Pharmaceutical Industries declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation. Indonesia has seen a surge in AKI cases among children since August, which its health minister said was most likely due to changes in the raw ingredients used in cough and fever syrups. Indonesia imports its raw ingredients for medicine mostly from China and India, according to the health ministry. BPOM said it would look into distributors of the two drug makers to see if they supplied materials to other pharmaceutical firms.
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