Where Have All The Flowers Gone? Disclosing Piramal Pharma’s “Little’s”
Where Have All The Flowers Gone? Disclosing Piramal Pharma’s “Little’s” Posted on 15th October, 2025 (GMT 08:20 hrs) ABSTRACT This investigative article, dedicated to the twenty-two children who perished from contaminated cough syrup in India—a stark emblem of systemic regulatory failure, profit-driven negligence, and ethical erosion in the pharmaceutical sector—unveils the moral contradictions embedded in Piramal Pharma’s “Little’s” baby-care line, encompassing wipes, oils, powders, shampoos, diapers, toys, and the whimsical “Jungle Magic” extensions like perfumes, sanitizers, and repellents. Through a meticulous dissection of product variants, their petrochemical-derived ingredients (such as talc, polypropylene, parabens, phenoxyethanol, and superabsorbent polymers), and associated health risks—including asbestos contamination, endocrine disruption, microplastic ingestion, respiratory hazards, and unverified pediatric safety—it exposes how corporate rhetoric of “gentle car...