Laboratory tests have shown the Benylin Paediatric cough syrup produced by Johnson & Johnson in South Africa contains a toxic substance.Cough syrup for children produced in South Africa has been withdrawn from the market in Nigeria and Kenya because it contains high levels of a potentially deadly substance.on its website that laboratory tests have shown the cough syrup produced by Johnson & Johnson in South Africa contains a toxic substance.
According to Nafdac, diethylene glycol is toxic to humans when consumed and can prove fatal. Toxic effects can include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, inability to pass urine, headache, altered mental state, and acute kidney injury which may lead to death.“Nafdac implores importers, distributors, retailers and consumers to exercise caution and vigilance within the supply chain to avoid the importation, distribution, sale and use of the substandard regulated products.