On Monday, the World Health Organization issued an alert about three tainted cough syrups found in India, advising global authorities to report any discoveries of these syrups to them.
According to WHO, the affected products include specific batches of Coldrif from Sresan Pharmaceutical, Respifresh TR from Rednex Pharmaceuticals, and ReLife from Shape Pharma.
The WHO warned that these contaminated syrups pose serious health risks that could lead to severe, life-threatening conditions.
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India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization reported to WHO that these syrups were consumed by children under five, resulting in recent deaths in Chhindwara city, Madhya Pradesh.
The cough syrups contained toxic diethylene glycol at levels nearly 500 times the safe limit.
CDSCO stated that the tainted syrups have not been exported from India, and there’s no evidence of illegal export.
The US FDA confirmed on Friday that these hazardous syrups have not been imported into the United States.
