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India makes cough syrup testing mandatory for exports
The Indian government has made it compulsory for cough syrup makers to get samples tested before exporting their products.
Starting 1 June, these companies will have to get a certificate of analysis from a government-approved laboratory.
The rule change comes after some Indian-made cough syrups were linked to deaths in Gambia and Uzbekistan. The controversies had cast a pall over India’s pharmaceutical industry, which makes a third of the world’s medicines.