National legislation

These Regulations amend Food (Antioxidants) Regulations, 2009. Amendments provide for replacing regulations 4 and 9, by the substitution for the words "intended for infants and young children” of the words "for infants or young children"; for the definition of the expression "antioxidant” of the following new...

The Regulations specify: flavouring substances that are allowed or prohibited (Schedule I); solvents permitted to be used in flavouring substances (Schedule II); and flavour enhancers which may be added to foods subject to observance of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and where the label clearly carries a...

The Regulations provide for: water supply and storage; requirements for equipment and utensils used in food handling areas; cleaning and disinfection processes; packaging and labelling requirements; conveyances and containers used for transporting foodstuff; meat and fish processing requirements; food display requirements; food establishment owners’ requirements;...

These Regulations, consisting of ten sections and three Schedules, establish Food packaging Materials and Articles. They specify requirements to be satisfied in order to perform the following activities: import, manufacture, transport, advertise for sale, expose for sale, sell, package, store, use or distribute any food packaging...

These Regulations establish the following provisions: no person shall import, transport, distribute, store, sell, offer or expose for sale any fish in Sri Lanka, which contains Formaldehyde in levels exceeding 5 mg/kg (ppm). Every person importing fish into the country shall produce at the point of...

These Regulations establish Melamine in Milk and Milk Products requirements as follows: no person shall import, manufacture, transport, distribute, sell, keep for sale any milk or milk products in Sri Lanka, containing melamine in levels exceeding 1.0 mg/kg (Part per Million). Every person importing milk or...

These Regulations, consisting of 9 sections and two Schedules, regulate the use of antioxidants in food. The Regulations prohibit: the import, use or advertisement of any antioxidants other than antioxidants specified in Schedule I in food for human consumption; manufacture, import, sale, offer for sale, storage,...

These Regulations amend Schedule I of the Food (Colouring Substances) Regulations, 2006. Amendments deal with standard of the Synthetic dyes that are permitted to be used as colouring substances in food as follows: Pure dye minimum 85%; Water insoluble matter maximum 0.1%; Subsidiary dye maximum 4%;...

These Regulations, consisting of six sections, establish the vinegar standards to be satisfied in composition and additives, according to the different type of vinegar as specified under regulation 2. No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, store, transport, distribute, advertise or use the...

The Regulations specify: flavouring substances that are allowed or prohibited (Schedule I); solvents permitted to be used in flavouring substances (Schedule II); and flavour enhancers which may be added to foods subject to observance of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and where the label clearly carries a...

These Regulations establish the following provisions: no person shall, import, store, transport, distribute, sell or offer for sale any genetically modified organism as food for human consumption; any food containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms; any food produced from or containing ingredients produced from genetically...

These Regulations, consisting of seven Parts and one Schedule, provides for food irradiation. They establish that: every Food Irradiation Facility set up in Sri Lanka; for all irradiated foods produced locally, whether for domestic consumption or for export; and for all imported food. The main objective...

These Regulations, consisting of four Parts and three Schedules, provide for bottled or packaged natural mineral water and bottled or packaged drinking water. The Regulations specify the following provisions: no person shall bottle or packaged Natural Mineral Water or Drinking Water; or import and distribute bottled...

These Regulations, consisting of eleven sections and two Schedules, establish iodized edible common salt requirements. They specify hygiene and sanitary procedures obtained by washing off its impurities and by adding the ingredients of potassium iodide, potassium iodate or calcium iodate, which contains sodium chloride of not...

These Regulations shall apply to aquaculture enterprises in order to control and monitor the eventual presence of residues of chemicals and other substances as per Schedule I, to establish and implement a national monitoring plan, collecting and analysing fish samples. Fish and their products must result...

These Regulations establish the prohibition of using potassium bromate as food additive in wheat flour. It shall be prohibited to: import, sell, store or use potassium bromate for use in the production of wheat flour; import, transport, store, sell or expose for sale wheat flour to...

These Regulations prescribe rules relative to hygiene and other requirements for fish processing establishments that are allowed to export fish products and fishing vessels that process fish directly on board. Requirements regarding fishing vessels are set out in Schedule A (equipment, design storage facilities, etc.) and...

No person shall operate a fish processing establishment, except under authority of a licence of the Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Applications for such licence shall be in Form A of the Schedule, whereas the licence itself shall be in Form B of the Schedule....

These Regulations prohibit the use of preservatives in milk. The Regulations establish provisions as follows: under exceptional circumstances set out in Section 6, Hydrogen Peroxide of the food quality grade may be used as a preservative in milk and milk collecting centres and/or factories. However, when...

This Act amends the basic Food Act that regulates and controls the manufacture, importation, sale and distribution of food. The Act amends section 5 of the principal Act concerning the Chief Food Authority and section 7 by replacing the word "licence" with "certificate of registration". Section...