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Kenya's pharmacy board has recalled a batch of cough syrup that has been reported to be contaminated with a toxic substance. That's all from the BBC Africa Live team for now.
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) said it had received an alert that the medicine could prove fatal if consumed. There'll be an automated service until our team is back on Friday morning. You can get the latest news on our website or listen to our podcasts Africa Daily and Focus on Africa.
In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Kenya's drug regulatory authority said it was acting on the advice of the Nigerian food and drug agency. A reminder of Thursday's wise words:
It had detected an unacceptably high level of diethylene glycol in a batch of Benylin Paediatric in 100ml bottles and issued a recall in Nigeria on Wednesday. An ox hide must be folded to a shape one wants while it is still fresh."
The effects of ingesting diethylene glycol include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, altered mental state and acute kidney injury, the PPB said. Click here to send us your African proverbs.
The alert only applies to Batch No 329304 of Benylin Paediatric 100ml, which is due to expire this month. And we leave you with this shot of volunteers in South Africa preparing meals on Wednesday to be distributed for Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest celebrations in the Islamic calendar.
The PPB ordered all pharmaceutical outlets, healthcare facilities and healthcare workers in Kenya to stop distributing it.
It said it was now conducting its own investigations.
Johnson & Johnson, which manufactures the syrup in South Africa, has not commented.
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