India mandates cough syrup export testing to prevent overseas deaths.

India will require mandatory testing of cough syrups before they are exported, effective June 1, after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan. The move comes after the World Health Organization found toxins in cough syrups made by three Indian companies. The notice identified seven federal government laboratories where samples could be sent for testing, in addition to other state laboratories certified by a national accreditation body.