Synopsis: While the CDSCO informed the WHO that the contaminated products have been recalled and manufacturers ordered to stop all production, the UN health agency said it “has not received any official information as to the source of the DEG contamination or if contaminated pharmaceutical material has been identified.”

The World Health Organization has flagged a critical “regulatory gap” in India’s drug safety system after confirming that contaminated cough syrups containing deadly levels of toxic chemicals have claimed the lives of 17 children under the age of five.

The UN health agency issued the stark warning on Wednesday, 8 October, following confirmation from India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation that diethylene glycol (DEG) — a toxic industrial solvent used in antif

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