At least 19 children have died in India after consuming cough syrup containing diethylene glycol, a deadly industrial solvent.
Commonly used in anti-freeze and brake fluid, even tiny amounts of the chemical can cause renal failure and brain damage
The mass poisoning is only the latest of a familiar pattern in India.
The country has witnessed hundreds of children die in multiple cough syrup poisonings over decades, predominantly in poor rural communities.
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