Jammu, Oct 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Drug and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) has imposed an immediate ban on the sale, distribution, and use of three cough syrup brands — Coldrif Syrup, RespiFresh-TR Syrup, and Relif Syrup — after laboratory tests found them “Not of Standard Quality” due to the presence of toxic impurities beyond permissible limits.

According to officials, the action followed a communication from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which detected Diethylene Glycol (DEG) contamination in these syrups. DEG, a poisonous compound used in industrial solvents, has been linked to multiple child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in recent weeks.

An official statement issued by the Office of the Sta

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