Shillong, Nov 25: The Meghalaya Food Safety Department has launched a statewide recall of beverages marketed under the Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) label, following directives from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The action stems from an eight-year-old complaint filed by a medical professional regarding misleading branding practices.
DBS Mukhim, Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety, clarified that the concern is strictly related to misbranding and consumption misuse, not the ORS formula itself.
“ORS is a therapeutic product. But over time, some ORS-labelled drinks have started being used and sold as regular beverages, which is not permitted,” Mukhim said.
Retailers and distributors have been instructed to remove the products from the market. Retailers must pack and return existing stock to distributors, while distributors are responsible for collecting the recalled items and sending them back to the manufacturers.
“Each stakeholder has a specific role,” Mukhim noted. “Only the manufacturer can make the required labeling corrections since this is a regulatory compliance issue.”
The department stressed that WHO-formula ORS — used in medical settings to treat dehydration — remains unaffected. These therapeutic ORS products do not require FSSAI licensing and are not classified as food.
What has been recalled instead are ORS-branded packaged beverages licensed under FSSAI that may mislead consumers into treating them as everyday drinks.
“These products will be temporarily withdrawn, but they will return after the labeling is corrected,” Mukhim assured.
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