Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has asked all State governments to submit a list of cough syrup manufacturers while initiating a joint audit of these companies, said a senior Health Ministry official on Thursday (October 9, 2025) following the deaths of over 20 children allegedly due to contaminated cough syrup in the past month.

CDSCO has also informed the World Health Organisation (WHO) that it has identified three contaminated cough syrups – Coldrif, Respifresh and ReLife —linked to the recent child deaths in India— as containing Diethylene Glycol (DEG). It stated that none of the products were exported from India.

It added that the products have been recalled and identified manufacturers have been ordered to stop production of all medical products.

The WHO had c

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