Food (Bread Standards) Regulations, 1994
Made 1994-08-31 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Subjects
- Food and nutrition
- Keywords
- food safety and quality, standards
- Categories
- agriculture
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