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The WHO is seeking clarification on deaths linked to Coldrif cough syrup in India, citing a regulatory gap in screening locally sold medicines. The syrup contained diethylene glycol (DEG) at levels nearly 500 times the permissible limit, leading to serious poisoning and fatalities, particularly among children. Other syrups were also found to contain this toxic chemical.

Tragedy strikes Madhya Pradesh as contaminated cough syrup claims 20 young lives. Five more children battle kidney failure after consuming Coldrif syrup. The dangerous chemical diethylene glycol was found in the medicine. Health authorities have issued advisories for children under two. This incident highlights serious safety concerns in pharmaceutical manufacturing and drug distribution.