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The batch was manufactured by Fourrts (India) Laboratories Pvt. Ltd for Dabilife Pharma Pvt. Ltd, WHO said. | World News

WHO said that contaminated common cold syrup found in Iraq last month was manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company.

The World Health Organization on Monday (Aug 7) flagged a batch of contaminated common cold syrup, manufactured by an Indian company, the latest in a series of warnings by the agency about substandard medicines from the country. The United Nations agency said the batch of the syrup, branded Cold Out, found

A toxic cough syrup made in India and sold in Iraq is linked to deaths of dozens of children overseas, however, Iraqi and Kurdish health officials did not confirm or deny the syrup entered the country or not.

It’s the fifth time in a year that testing has found an Indian exporter’s drugs to contain excessive levels of ethylene glycol.

A colds medication made in India named ‘Cold Out’, found on sale in Iraq, contains toxic chemicals, a report claimed. According to a report published by Bloomberg News on Friday, testing showed the...

Its the fifth time in a year that testing has found an Indian exporters drugs to contain excessive levels of ethylene glycol.

Bloomberg shared the test results with the World Health Organization as well as Iraqi and Indian officials on July 8. The WHO told Bloomberg that it found Valisures test results to be “acceptable” and that it will issue an alert if the Iraqi government confirms the product was sold there. No public alert or recall has been announced yet.

An Indian cold medication that was sold in Iraq is tainted with toxic chemicals, according to a test commissioned by Bloomberg News. With this, it becomes the latest in a series of alarming revelations about syrup medicines used by children around the world.

Indian cold medication sold in Iraq is found to be tainted with toxic chemicals, including ethylene glycol at 21 times the accepted limit, according to a test commissioned by Bloomberg News.