The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced that no brand can label a product as Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) unless it follows the World Health Organisation’s recommended formula. The directive, issued on October 14, sets strict rules on how food businesses can use the term. “They can not only not use ORS, but they also cannot sell it from today, right now. No misleading products with ORS can be sold. We have won the battle. We have won it. They cannot sell them anymore,” said Dr Sivaranjani Santosh, a paediatrician campaigning against mislabeled ORS brands, in an Instagram post.

Why is ORS important?

ORS is a life-saving solution made of sugar, salt, and clean water, used to treat dehydration caused by diarrhoea, vomiting, or heat. Its effectiveness comes f

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