<h1>Two drugmakers ordered to stop production and recall medicines after health authority finds products not of standard quality</h1> A state government ordered two pharmaceutical companies to immediately suspend all production after their cough syrups and other medicines were declared 'Not of Standard Quality' by health authorities amid reports linking a toxic cough syrup to child deaths in another state. Joint inspections by the state drugs regulator and the national drug authority found deficiencies at both manufacturing sites, prompting a market recall order and instructions to pharmacies to stop sales and return affected products. Officials collected multiple samples for laboratory testing and directed intensified inspections of all oral liquid manufacturers, including checks on water, raw materials, production and quality-control systems, with expanded sampling across the state.