WHO warns Nigeria, others on 'Naturcold' contaminated cough syrup
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted Nigeria and other countries on contaminated ‘Naturcold Syrup’ discovered in Cameroon

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted Nigeria and other countries on contaminated ‘Naturcold Syrup’ discovered in Cameroon

The organisation gave the notification in a Medical Product Alert posted on its website. It said that the substandard product was unsafe and their use, especially in children, may result in serious injury or death.

According to WHO, the toxic effects can include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, inability to pass urine, headache, altered mental state and acute kidney injury which may lead to death.

  • livus@kbin.socialOP
    3·
    1 year ago

    Sounds like it gets used by unscrupulous people instead of PEG. From wikipedia:

    Because of its adverse effects on humans, diethylene glycol is not allowed for use in food and drugs[9] (in many countries). The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations allows no more than 0.2% of diethylene glycol in polyethylene glycol when the latter is used as a food additive.[10] The Government of Australia does not allow DEG as a food additive due to its toxicity; it is only allowed at less than 0.25% w/w of DEG as an impurity of polyethylene glycol (PEG)[11] even in toothpaste.[12]