Delhi HC upholds ban on 'ORS' drinks

Allowing food and beverage manufacturers to continue selling drinks branded as ORS poses a health hazard, the Delhi high court said on Friday as it upheld the FSSAI's ban on the sale of beverages carrying misleading "ORS" labels.

- Shruti Kakkar

Last month, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued orders restraining food business operators (FBOs) from using the term ORS, as prefixes or suffixes in the name, label, advertisement or trademark of any food or beverage product, concluding that such a practice was misleading and contravened the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The prohibition covered fruit-based drinks, non-carbonated beverages, ready-to-drink formulations, etc. The authority had further directed FBOs to remove the