FSSAI ORS Order : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI ) has directed all food business operators to immediately stop using the word 'ORS' ( Oral Rehydration Solution ) in their labelling and advertisements, calling such practices misleading to consumers. In its October 14 order, the food safety regulator clarified that the use of the term "ORS" in trademarked names or in the naming of any food products - even when accompanied by a prefix or suffix - constitutes a violation of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The latest order withdraws earlier directives issued in July 2022 and February 2024 that had permitted use of the term 'ORS' on food labels, subject to a declaration or warning stating that "the product is not an ORS formula as recommended by WH

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