29/10/2025
⛔⛔⛔ Health Alert:⛔⛔⛔
A major public health alert has erupted over the “ORS scam,” where sugary drinks are falsely branded as Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), putting countless children’s lives at risk. Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr. Sivaranjani Santhosh led an eight-year campaign that resulted in India’s food safety regulator finally banning the use of “ORS” branding on fake rehydration products that didn’t meet life-saving WHO standards
⚠️⚠️⚠️.Awareness⚠️⚠️⚠️ Message to Children suffering from diarrhoea require real ORS—a precisely balanced formula of salts and glucose recognized by the World Health Organization to safely rehydrate and save lives. But many packaged “hydration” drinks misused the ORS label, containing up to 10 times more sugar than is safe, actually worsening dehydration and risking fatal consequences. Dr. Sivaranjani Santhosh’s relentless advocacy exposed this dangerous practice, driving regulatory action and saving untold lives��.
If you’re a parent, guardian, or healthcare worker:Always check that the solution matches WHO’s ORS composition.Avoid “flavoured,” “hydration,” or “electrolyte” drinks branded as ORS.Share this message to end the fake ORS threat.
World Health Organization South-East Asia Region - WHO SEARO
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora
UNICEF
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