FSSAI Bans Misuse of ORS Labelling Across India, Orders Strict Compliance for Food Business Operators
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a nationwide directive banning the misuse of ORS labelling on food products. The regulator has instructed all states and union territories’ Commissioners of Food Safety, along with Central Licensing Authorities, to ensure food business operators remove the term "ORS" from product names, whether used alone, with prefixes or suffixes, or as part of trademarks.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a nationwide directive banning the misuse of ORS labelling on food products. The regulator has instructed all states and union territories’ Commissioners of Food Safety, along with Central Licensing Authorities, to ensure food business operators remove the term "ORS" from product names, whether used alone, with prefixes or suffixes, or as part of trademarks. FSSAI emphasised that strict compliance with labelling and advertisement norms under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is mandatory. The move aims to prevent misleading claims and protect consumer health. Fake Paneer and Khoya Busted in Uttar Pradesh: FSSAI Officials Seize Adulterated Dairy Products Across Jhansi, Kanpur and Noida Ahead of Diwali; Videos Surface.
FSSAI Bans Misuse of ORS Labelling Across India
FSSAI writes to the all states/UTs Commissioners of Food Safety and all Central Licensing Authorities regarding all food business operators to remove the combination from their food products, whether used as a standalone term or in word "ORS" with any prefix/sufix or as part of… pic.twitter.com/mMVWOj5T0t
— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2025
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