Australia banning a range of health products

ABC NEWS (Australia)
ABC NEWS (Australia)
  • last year
Australians are being advised to look into their bathroom cabinets, and dispose of some common cough lozenges and syrups. Australia has followed Europe in banning a range of products containing a chemical that in rare cases may lead to potentially fatal side effects for people having surgery.

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