India, Oct. 14 -- After the death of around 22 children due to the consumption of a an adulterated cough syrup, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has also raised an alarm regarding the sale and use of Coldrif and two other cough syrups.

In its latest advisory, the UN health body has also flagged Respifresh TR from Rednex Pharmaceuticals and ReLife from Shape Pharma as contaminated and 'substandard' products

These cough syrups were flagged after around 22 children died due to the alleged consumption of Coldrif cough syrup. As per Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, the medicine contained toxic diethylene glycol in quantities nearly 500 times the permissible limit.

CDSCO also informed WHO of the deaths and stated that none of ...