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Plagued by overseas deaths, India's cough syrup exporters must now take govt mandated tests

From June 1, all cough syrup exporters will have to undertake mandatory testing of their products at specified government laboratories before getting permission for outbound shipments, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. The direction comes after three alerts issued by the WHO, in seven months, on contaminated India-made cough syrups. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare would partner with the state governments and the exporters.