India, Oct. 7 -- Following the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)'s advisory on spurious cough syrups, a surprise inspection was carried out across the city on Monday, officials at Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

A team of Haryana FDA officials collected 31 samples randomly from multiple privately-run pharmacies and wholesalers in the wake of death of at least 12 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after they were allegedly administered faulty cough syrups that resulted in severe damages to their kidneys, liver, and nervous system.

Amandeep Chauhan, drug control officer of the FDA Haryana's Gurugram wing, said no samples belonging to the recently banned syrups in MP and Rajasthan were found d...