Srinagar: In a swift move, the J&K Jammu and Kashmir Drug and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) has imposed a ban on the sale, distribution, and use of three cough syrup brands: Coldrif Syrup, RespiFresh-TR, and Relif Syrup.

The decision follows alarming laboratory tests that declared these syrups as “Not of Standard Quality” due to the presence of toxic impurities, officials said.

As per IANS, the products were flagged after a communication from the Central Drugs Standard Control Programme under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that the three cough syrups contained Diethylene Glycol (DEG) impurities beyond permissible limits, which is the reason behind the recent child fatalities in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

As per the public notice issued by Office of State Drugs Co

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