The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a fresh warning to all the countries after finding a possible link between child cough syrup and the death of over 300 children from different countries. Over the past few weeks, the WHO has highlighted the massive amount of presence of two highly toxic chemicals in cough syrups which are massively used for kids. The two toxic chemicals which were found in the contaminated cough syrups are -- diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG).In the statement, the global health body stated, "These are toxic chemicals used as industrial solvents and antifreeze agents, which can be fatally ingested even in small amounts, and should never be found in medicines." The high levels of these two toxic chemicals are linked directly to causing severe complications in the body of the ones who consume them, especially kids, who are prone to such foreign diseases. The countries which have seen the maximum number of death cases, associated with ...
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