NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday indicated that it will not interfere with the directive of FSSAI withdrawing permissions for food-and-beverage companies to use the word "ORS" in their labelling unless they met the standard medical formulation.

Justice Sachin Datta said if the company, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, wants to "re-sticker" its existing products, it can do so and there is no objection on the part of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

The court stated that it will pass a detailed order in this regard.

Public health hazard cannot be allowed to continue as health of the citizens is paramount, it said.

"It is a health hazard... What I propose to do is this -- This embargo will continue. I am not disturbing this embargo given the public health consid

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