Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Enacts New Legislation to Color Code Sugar Levels for Liquid Food

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Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Enacts New Legislation to Color Code Sugar Levels for Liquid Food

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka’s (Sri Lanka) Ministry of Health recently introduced the Food (Color Coding for Sugar Levels - Liquid) Regulations (2022). These new regulations regulate the labeling of the sugar content of liquids effective January 1, 2024, replacing the current Food (Color Coding for Sugar Levels) Regulations (2016). The Sri Lankan government notified the new regulations (dated January 27, 2023) in the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Extraordinary (official gazette) on February 14, 2023. As per the new regulations, for pre-packaged imported products, a supplementary label may be affixed on the container or the package. The new regulations modify the sugar content values for each code, adding color codes in red, amber, and green. The sugar content must be displayed in bold white within the logo in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages.

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka
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