Nigeria tests drug after deaths of children

Friday, November 28, 2008
All paracetamol-based drugs prescribed in Nigeria are being tested after the deaths of 29 children, who had taken contaminated medicine, officials say. The children died after drinking a baby teething mixture contaminated with diethylene glycol, a toxic substance normally used in engine coolant.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7754027.stm