Hyderabad -based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh has criticised the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for allegedly permitting the disposal and sale of high-sugar “ORSL” products, calling the situation a “shame” and asking how such a decision could be approved. However, FSSAI has denied the claims, saying it has not authorised the sale or disposal of any ORSL stocks.

‘Had FSSAI not agreed…,’ says Hyderabad doctor

In a video on X (formerly Twitter), Dr Santosh alleged that the company selling ORSL has managed to get a stay order with the consent of FSSAI. “It’s a shame,” she expressed, before adding, “Why do we suffer in silence? If the same thing happened in the US, the company selling ORS would have been slapped with millions of lawsuits. And here, it managed

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