All food-drink products to be approved by WHO, says FSSAI; Makes changes to rules concerning ORS labels on products, move aimed at improving consumer safety

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has stated that if the formula of any food-drinking product has not been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), then the company will not be able to label that product as Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS). All companies have also been instructed to remove the ORS label from their products.

What the earlier notification say?

Earlier, the central government in 2022 and 2024 allowed companies to add the word 'ORS' to their products, such as as a prefix (at the beginning) or a suffix (at the end). Following this, some fruit drinks, non-carbonated, or ready-to-drink beverages s

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