Chandigarh, July 30 -- The Haryana Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has busted a counterfeit pharmaceutical-grade chemical racket in Faridabad. Additional chief secretary (health) Sumita Misra said that the seized consignment could have posed a life-threatening risk to consumers of cough syrups and other pharmaceutical formulations. Propylene glycol is widely used as an excipient in the manufacture of cough syrups and several other pharmaceutical formulations. FDA officials said that on July 28, teams from Faridabad raided the premises of M/s Kokana Asia Ingredients Private Limited in IMT, Faridabad. Officials said the inspection exposed an alleged repackaging operation in which industrial-grade propylene glycol was being decanted into drums bearing the labels and markings of M/s Manali Petrochemicals Limited. The team seized 42 drums of propylene glycol. The ACS said that the samples have been sent for testing. Officials said that the firm's manager was arrested under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and produced before a court for further legal proceedings.HTC...