The World Health Organization warned on Monday about "a contaminated batch of cough syrup found in Iraq, manufactured by an Indian company." The UN-affiliated organization stated in its warning that the syrup sold under the name (Cold Out) contains 0.25% diethylene glycol and 2.1% ethylene glycol, while the permissible safety limit for both substances is only 0.10%.
The batch is manufactured by "Fortis Laboratories India" for "Dabi Life Pharma," and the organization noted that the manufacturer and marketing company have not provided assurances regarding the product’s safety and quality. The Indian pharmaceutical regulatory authority revoked the license of (Marion Biotech), which had exported cough syrups to Uzbekistan, and arrested some of its employees.
For its part, (Medein), the company involved in the Gambian fatalities, denied that its medications caused those deaths, stating that tests conducted in Indian government laboratories found no toxins in the samples.
