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Nigeria's drug regulator has recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup after tests showed it contained "an unacceptable high level" of a toxic and potentially fatal substance. Sudan’s military leader Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the army "will not hand over the authority of our state to any internal or external party”.
The substance, Diethylene glycol, "was found to cause acute oral toxicity in laboratory animals", Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (Nafdac) said on Wednesday. "Anyone who conspired against the Sudanese people inside and outside the country will not have any role to play in the future running of this country,” Gen Burhan said while addressing worshipers after Eid al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in the central Gedaref state.
It added that human consumption of the Diethylene glycol results in toxic effects, including abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, inability to pass urine, headache, altered mental state, and acute kidney injury which may lead to death. He also stressed that “the state will only be run by those who have stood firm against injustice and violations,” the state news agency Suna reported.
The substance has been linked to the recent deaths of dozens of children in Cameroon and The Gambia. The military leader warned that there would be no conversation on the return of democratic rule until the conflict that erupted in April 2023 has ended.
Laboratory tests on the recalled Benylin Paediatric syrup also showed that it caused "acute oral toxicity in laboratory animals", the regulator added. The army has drawn support from Islamist parties that were influential during the long presidency of Omar al-Bashir who was ousted in April 2019.
Neither Johnson & Johnson nor Kenvue - which owns the Benylin brand after becoming independent from Johnson & Johnson last year- have commented on the Nafdac's statement. Talks between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces mediated by the US and Saudi Arabia were expected to resume in Jeddah after Eid.
The syrup was manufactured in South Africa in May 2021 and had an expiry date of April 2024. In an audio message on his X account to mark Eid al-Fitr, RSF leader Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said that “there is no other option for the Rapid Support Forces but victory”.
The syrup's packaging says it can be used for relieving cough and congestive symptoms and for treating fever and other allergic conditions among children aged between two and 12 years. Hemedti also pledged to prosecute any member of his forces who commits violations against innocent citizens and directed his forces not to tolerate any outlaw who threatens the stability of citizens.
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