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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a notice to prohibit the sale of fruit drinks and electrolyte drinks being sold under the name ORS, NDTV reported on Thursday.

FSSAI has been cracking down on beverages that have a misleading 'ORS' label since last month. This time the food authority has asked all states to immediately conduct raids and take action.

The new order underlines that many of these so-called 'ORS' labelled drinks do not contain actual WHO-approved ORS formula and thus have no medicinal qualities.

Hence, writing 'ORS' on the packaging, without having met these requirements is not only misleading but also a

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