WHO Warns of Regulatory Gaps After Fatal Cough Syrup Contamination in India

Oct 09, 2025 01:10 pm CST

The World Health Organization has raised concerns about India's regulatory gaps in screening for toxic chemicals in medicines after contaminated cough syrups caused the deaths of 20 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. WHO highlighted the potential international risk of such products being exported through unregulated channels, following the discovery of high levels of diethylene glycol in several cough syrup brands.