Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr. Sivaranjani Santosh has sharply criticised the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for allowing the disposal of high-sugar "ORS" (Oral Rehydration Solution) drink stocks, calling the move a "national shame."

In a video posted on X, Dr. Sivaranjani said, “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 cases. And here, it managed to get a stay order with the consent of FSSAI. It’s a shame. A stay order to dispose of its stock. It’s high-sugar ORSL. How are we allowing this to happen?”

She was referring to JNTL, the Indian subsidiary of Kenvue, a spin-off of Johnson & Johnson, which reportedly received consent to dispose of its existing stock of the sweeten

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