During the recent court session that continued on October 18, the "Dok-1 Max" syrup, suspected to be the cause of 65 children's deaths in Uzbekistan, was discussed.
According to reports by the "Daryo" journalist who attended the court session, it was revealed that this syrup, which entered the country in 2021, contained harmful substances, but no complaints had been reported by anyone.
Reportedly, manufacturers had introduced two variants of the "Dok-1 Max" syrup in October 2021 for re-registration - one with natural and another with lemon flavor. The 2020 lemon-flavored batch of "Dok-1 Max" syrup didn't contain harmful substances, while the new 2021 batch of natural-flavored syrup was found to contain a harmful substance - ethylene glycol, linked to the children's deaths.
One of the attendees at the trial, Muso Yusupov, the director of the laboratory responsible for monitoring the quality of medicinal products and medical devices at the "Center for Expertise and Standardization of Medical Devices, Medical Supplies, and Medical Technology," responded to questions. He stated that no harmful substances were detected in the lemon-flavored syrups presented for laboratory tests in 2020. However, the newly introduced 2021 batch of natural-flavored syrups contained ethylene glycol. It's worth noting that although these syrups had entered Uzbekistan, they were not sold to the public.
Muso Yusupov also highlighted that in 2022, 256,000 bottles of "Dok-1 Max" syrup, produced by Indian manufacturers, entered Uzbekistan. The tragic fact remains that 65 Uzbek children were affected by these specific syrups.
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