The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has received confirmation from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on a toxic contaminant in three cough syrup medicines , linked to clusters of paediatric illnesses and deaths.

“On 8 October 2025, WHO received confirmation from CDSCO that Diethylene Glycol (DEG) had been detected in at least three oral syrup medicines. These medicines were among those consumed by children in the reported cluster of cases,” the WHO said, responding to businessline . The WHO is monitoring media reports that emerged in the week of September 29, it said, on “clusters of paediatric illnesses and deaths in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan .” The symptoms described were consistent “with acute renal failure and acute encephal

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