Tag: ethylene glycol

I Don’t Answer Weird Questions

Jakarta – The head of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM RI) Penny K Lukito was forced to step down in relation to a case of acute kidney failure which is believed to have been caused by contamination of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol in syrup medicine. This pressure was previously expressed by the […]

BPOM Sued Regarding EG-DEG Contaminated Drug Syrup, Considered to be Lying to the Public

Jakarta – The Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has been officially sued by the Indonesian Consumer Community (KKI) regarding syrup drugs contaminated with ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG). The lawsuit was filed on November 11, 2022 at the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN). Chairman of the Indonesian Consumer Community David Tobing said […]

Question about jerry cans, CV Budiarta Calls BPOM Doing Evil Scenarios

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – CV Budiarta questioned the findings of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) regarding jerry cans, the raw material for propylene glycol syrup, which is suspected of containing ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG) contaminants. CV Budiarta’s attorney, Mahar, said that there were jerry cans found by BPOM which read CV […]

73 Drug Syrup Banned from Circulation, Apart from that it’s Guaranteed to be Safe?

Jakarta – The Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has revoked the distribution permits of 73 of five pharmaceutical companies. This action was in the aftermath of the finding of ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG) contamination that exceeded the threshold. Although not yet conclusive, EG-DEG contamination is believed to be one of […]

Complete List of 69 Syrup Drugs Prohibited from Circulating in the Market by BPOM Regarding Ethylene Glycol Contamination

PEOPLE’S MIND – The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency imposed administrative sanctions on three private pharmaceutical companies because they were proven to have used Propylene Glycol (PG) solvent as a raw material containing Ethylene Glycol (EG) contaminants exceeding the safe threshold for syrup drugs being circulated. The three companies in question are PT Yarindo Farmatama […]

7 Drugs with Ethylene Glycol Content Exceeding the Threshold

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — guess syrup which is contaminated ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG) as the cause of disease acute kidney failure getting stronger. The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has also released seven syrup drugs with EG and DEG contamination exceeding the threshold. EG and DEG are chemical compounds commonly used […]

185 Thousand Bottles of Unibebi Syrup Withdrawn, Raw Material Supplier Reported to Police

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Unibebi syrup producer, PT Universal Pharmaceutical Industries, has withdrawn all of its medicinal products from the market. This was done following the findings of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) which suspected that Unibebi syrup containing EG exceeded the safe threshold. “The recalled Unibebi products, namely Unibebi Cough Syrup, 173,880 bottles […]

After Contamination of EG in Syrup Medicine, Unibebi Polices Raw Material Suppliers!

Jakarta – A total of 3 Unibebi syrup products are listed as dangerous by the Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) because they contain ethylene glycol contamination that exceeds the threshold. PT Universal Pharmaveutical, which produces the syrup, reports the raw material supplier to the North Sumatra Police. “As soon as we found out […]