Expired Syrup Given to Flood-Hit Families in Kanpur? Officials Investigate After Children Reportedly Fall Sick
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Expired syrup given to flood-hit families in Kanpur? Officials investigate after children reportedly fall sick
Families in flood-hit Mayapuram, Kanpur, have alleged that children fell ill after taking a syrup that had reportedly expired in July 2026. Officials are checking how the medicine reached the relief camp, as residents question the safety of medicines being distributed during the floods.
The floodwaters in Kanpur are already causing problems for the people, and now the medicines distributed in the name of relief have created a new problem. In the Mayapuram area of Barra, the health department team has been accused of distributing expired syrup. It is claimed that several children vomited and became ill after consuming the syrup. The Chief Medical Officer has called for an investigation into the matter.
A case of distributing expiry medicines to flood-affected families has been reported in Mayapuram area of Barra, Kanpur. After drinking syrup, children started vomiting. The next day people refused to take the medicine.
Kanpur: A complaint has been filed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the cough syrup distributed as relief to flood-affected families was expired and children fell ill after consuming it.
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