Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Draft (Food Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2015
| WTO code |
G/SPS/N/LKA/38 |
| Date notice |
04/12/2015 |
| Notice type |
Regular |
| Title |
Draft (Food Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2015 |
| Summary |
These Draft regulations on Food (Labelling and Advertising) set out several requirements:
- Any food contained in a package or container should be labelled in accordance with these regulations otherwise, no person can transport, distribute, store, sell, offer for sale, expose or keep for sale or advertise for sale;
- The main panel of the package or container should indicate:
a. The common name in any two of the three languages;
b. The brand name or trade name;
c. The net contents of the package or container;
Any panel should include in any one or more of the three languages the following information:
a. A complete list of ingredients;
b. The name and address of the manufacturer/distributor;
c. In the case of imported food products:
i. Name and address of the importer;
ii. Name and address of the packer or distributor in Sri Lanka;
d. The batch number or code number;
e. The date of manufacture;
f. In the case of food imported in bulk and repacked:
i. The date of manufacture;
ii. The date of repacking;
g. The country of origin, in the case of imported foods;
h. Consumer warnings, if any;
- The international symbol for ionizing radiation should be indicated in green, in close proximity to the common name. The label on the food which has been treated with ionizing radiation should also carry a written statement indicating the type of treatment and this statement should be in close proximity to the common name of the food;
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| Product |
Food |
| Country |
Sri Lanka |
File attach:
NLKA38.pdf
Orther Notice: