New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- 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. Last month, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued orders restraining food business operators 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 word "ORS" from their food products. A bench of justice Sachin Datta on Friday said that it would not disturb the ban, while hearing a petition filed by Dr Reddy's Laboratories seeking permission to sell its existing stock of electrolyte drinks marketed as "Rebalanz VITORS". "It's a health hazard. The FSSAI have said it in a detailed order... Public health considerations are paramount, we can't pass orders which will undermine public health. This embargo will continue, I will not disturb this embargo," the justice said. htc...