Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations, 2022

w;s úfYI wxl 2319$40 - 2023 fmnrjdß ui 14 jeks w`.yrejdod - 2023'02'14 No. 2319/40 - T,  14, 2023 EXTRAORDINARY Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjd§ ckrcfha .eiÜ m;%h The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Published by Authority) PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifcations 1- PG 6221 - 4506 (02/2023) This Gazette Extraordinary can be downloaded from www.documents.gov.lk L.. 11/80 (30). FOODACT, No. 26 OF 1980 GLTIONmade by the Minister of Health in consultation with the ooddvisory Committee under section 32 of the oodct, No. 26 of 1980. Keheliya RambuKwella, Minister of Health. Colombo, 17th January, 2023. Regulations 1. These regulations may be cited as ood (Labelling anddvertising) egulations 2022 and shall come into operation on 01st of January 2024. 2.  person shall not import, transport, distribute, store, sell, offer for sale, expose or keep for sale or advertise for sale, any food contained in a package or container, unless such package or container is labelled in accordance with these regulations: Provided, that these regulations shall not apply to any packs for retail sale, if the food is of the nature, quality, quantity, origin or brand requested by the purchaser and is weighed, counted or measured in the presence of the purchaser. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 2 3. (1) The package or container shall bear a label upon which a declaration in respect of the food contained in such a package or container shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed. (2) The label shall be axed on the package or container o the ood indelibly printed or painted or securely axed by the manufacturer, packer or distributor. (3)  person shall not deface, distort, erase or obliterate the original date of manufacture, date of packing or date of expiry printed, painted or displayed by the manufacturer or packer. (4) Where a label in any one o the three languages has been axed on an imported package or container o ood and a supplementary label conforming to the regulations shall appear conspicuously and prominently in bold type in the other two languages, indelibly printed or painted or securely axed on such package or container shall be sucient to satisfy the requirements of these regulations: Provided however, where such supplementary label axed or the purpose o complying with the provisions under regulation 3(4) of these regulations, if the supplementary label contains information in respect of date of manufacture, date of packing or date of expiry and other mandatory information, such supplementary label shall be axed securely in a manner that it does not distort, deace or obliterate the original date omanuacture, date of packing, date of expiry and other information required to be declared by the manufacturer or packer: Provided however that imported products which are transported to or kept in warehouses authorized by Customs for purposes of compliance to these regulations before Customs clearance, is exempted from requirements under regulation 2. 4. (1) The following declarations shall be made indelibly and legibly on the main panel (a) common name of the product in bold type in all three languages; Provided that the common name may be substituted by any other name as set out in chedule I hereto; (b) trade name and brand name (if any), in any one or more of the three languages in a manner that shall not be deceptive or mislead any person; However, for the purpose of these regulations, a brand name or a trade name shall be considered deceptive or misleading to a consumer, where it implies directly or indirectly (i) a common name used to identify another food product or category; (ii) a physiological, biochemical or psychological function (of food); (iii) a health effect or an outcome (c) the net contents of the package or container expressed in I units or by the international symbols ‘g’ or ‘kg’ in the case of solids, ‘ml’ or ‘l’ in the case of liquids and, if packaged in liquid medium, the net drained weight expressed as ‘g’ or ‘kg’: (2) (a) The following declarations shall be made indelibly and legibly on any panel in any one or more of the three languages – (i) a complete list of ingredients used in the food by their common names in descending order of ingoing weight (m/m) at the time of manufacture of the food including any permitted food additive by its common name and IN number as prescribed by regulations made under thect. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 3 However, processing aids that are not carried over to foods are exempted from declaration in the list of ingredients; (ii) () the name and address of the manufacturer and distributer, and in the case of imported food products, in addition the name and address of the importer; () the name and address of the packer, if any; (iii) the batch number or code number or a decipherable code marking; (iv) the date of manufacture; (v) the date of expiry; (vi) in case where foods are imported in bulk and repacked, the date of manufacture and the date of repacking; (vii) the country of origin in case of imported foods; (viii) nutrition labelling in letters of font size not less than 1.5 millimetres; (ix) any other declarations stipulated under these regulations. (b) consumer warnings, i any, specied in any regulations under theAct in all three languages in letters o ont size not less than1.5 millimetres; (c) the date of expiry shall be on any panel in any two of the inhala, Tamil and nglish languages: Provided that in the case of bottled food products, the date of expiry, batch number and date of manufacture may be stamped indelibly and legibly on the bottle neck using a letter size not less than 1.5 millimetres. In the case of metal cans containing food, the date of expiry, batch number and date of manufacture shall be displayed indelibly and legibly on the lid of the can either at the top or bottom of the can: Provided further that the date of expiry may not be required for sugar, tea, cereals and pulses in wholesale packs, fresh vegetables, fruits, roots and tubers and bread other than sliced bread. (d) Instructions for storage and use, if any, in a minimum of two of the three languages; Where the surface area of the pack is small, exceptions for the use of two languages can be given by the Chief ood uthority on a case by case basis. (3) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to prepackaged food products, the weight of which does not exceed 25 grams or the volume does not exceed 30 milliliters, provided the dispenser package or container from which they are customarily sold to the buyer is available at the point of sale and is labelled according to this regulation. (4)  person shall not sell, offer for sale, expose or keep for sale, transport for sale any food after the date of expiry thereof. (5) The date of packing shall be considered as the date of manufacture in respect of tea, spices, edible oils, edible salt, cereals, whole and split legumes and edible oilseeds: Provided that the packer ensures that the product is wholesome and safe for human consumption at the time of packaging. (6) Nutrition Labelling shall be mandatory as specied in Schedule IV hereto. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 4 5. or the purpose of regulation 4: (a) the size of the letters used for the common name shall be not less than one third of the size of the letters used for the trade or brand name, whichever is larger, with a minimum height of 3 millimeters. If the common name consists of one word or more than one word such word or words (other than articles, conjunctions or prepositions) shall be in identical type and size and similarly displayed. (b) the height o the letters used or the common name in the supplementary label as specied in regulation 3 (4) shall not be less than one half of the height of the letters used for the common name on the main panel of that package or container subject to a minimum height of 3 millimeters. (c) the letters, numericals and symbols on the label should be readable and visible to the naked eye and identiable in contrast to their background colour. (d) the letters used for the declarations of net contents, date of manufacture and date of expiry of regulation 4 shall be in bold type and not less than the height specied in Column I in Schedule II hereto in respect o the area o the main panel of the label set out in the corresponding entry in Column II of chedule II. (e) the declarations, other than the declarations of regulations 4(1), 4(2) (a) (iv) and 4(2) (a) (v) shall be conspicuously printed in bold type letters of not less than 1.5 millimeters in height. (f) (i) The date of expiry in respect of food contained in a package or a container shall be expressed in terms of – () day, month and year; () year, month and day; or (C) month and year. (ii) where the year is expressed in four digits, the format may be either day, month and year or year, month and day. (iii) where the year is expressed in two digits, the format shall be day, month and year; or year month and day, provided the indications – /MM/ representing day, month and year or /MM/ representing year, month and day as the case may be, shall be printed above or in close proximity to the digits. (iv) where only month and year are indicated as the date of expiry the format shall be month and year; or year and month, provided the indications – MM/ representing month and year or/MM representing year and month as the case may be are printed above or in close proximity to the digits. (v) where only the month and year are indicated as the date of expiry, the date of expiry of that product shall be deemed to be the last day of that month. (vi) the date of expiry shall be declared in numerical form preceded by either the word (s) “xpiry” or “se before” or “se by” or “est efore”, or the abbreviation “xp” in nglish, together with “ld.b.È'” in inhala or “fh.Njjp.” in Tamil. (g) (i) the date of manufacture in respect of food contained in a package or a container shall be expressed in terms of (a) day, month and year; or (b) year, month and day. (ii) where the year is expressed in four digits, the format may be either day, month and year or year, month and day. (iii) where the year is expressed in two digits, the format shall be day, month and year; or year, month and day, provided the indications - /MM/ representing day, month and year or /MM/ representing year, month and day as the case may be, shall be printed above or in close proximity to the digits. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 5 (iv) the date of manufacture shall be declared in numerical form preceded by either the word or words “ate of manufacture” or “Manufacture date” or “Manufactured on” or the abbreviation “M” innglish, together with “ks.È'” in inhala or “c.Njjp.” in Tamil. 6. (1) Any edible oil (including any rened oil) shall bear clearly and conspicuously, its common name and in close proximity, the source of origin in the same font, size and colour. (2) No label shall bear the word “butter” or any synonym thereof or any word implying the presence of butter – (a) in the description of any sugar confectionery or chocolate products, unless the fat used in the manufacture of such confectionery or chocolate product contains not less than four per centum (4%) by weight, of butter fat; (b) in the description o any four conectionery unless the at used in the manuacture o such conectionery consists entirely of butter fat. 7. (1) Prepackaged food shall not be described or presented on any label by words, pictorial or other devices which refer to or are suggestive either directly or indirectly, of any other product with which such food might be confused, or in such a manner as to mislead the purchaser or consumer to suppose that the food is connected with such other product. (2) No fruit based beverages for direct consumption or reconstitution shall be described in any label or advertisement as an identical fruit based beverage, unless it contains an amount of fruit juice of such fruit in accordance with the quantities specied in the Schedule III hereto. Otherwise it shall be described as “articial syrup” “articial cordial” or “articial beverage” as the case may be. (3) ny bottle or receptacle of vinegar, except when produced by fermentation of a plant product, shall be labelled as “articial vinegar”. (4) Any label or advertisement relating to any ood product reerred to as “articial” in paragraphs (2) and (3) o this regulation shall – (a) bear thereon clearly and conspicuously the word “articial” in close proximity to the name o the product and the type, colour and size of the letters of such word shall be of the same type, colour and size of the letters used for the common name of the product; (b) not bear the word “fruit” in the description of such product or carry the pictorial representation of any fruit; (c) not carry any pictorial representation of any vinegar related plant or plant product. 8. (1) Where confectioneries, chocolates or biscuits or any similar products, not based on fruits and in non fruit based natural or articial favoured drink mixes, jelly crystals and pudding mixes, the name o a ruit or ruits or a pictorial representation of a fruit or fruits may be made on the label: Provided that in the case o non ruit based natural or articial favoured drink mixes, jelly crystals and pudding mixes, the common name “X” favoured drink mix/ jelly crystals/ pudding mix shall be used on the main panel o the label, where “X” is the name or names of the fruits. (2) Where a characterising ingredient or characterising component o a ood, excluding favouring substances, is mentioned or associated with the name of a food or emphasised in the label in words, pictorials or graphics, its proportion shall be declared on the label as a percentage of the ingoing ingredients immediately following the common, descriptive or generic name of the ingredients or components e.g. “X”noodles, “X’’ is the characterising ingredient. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 6 9. (1) Where a standard is specied in any regulations made under the Food Act or any ood, only such ingredients as may be named in such standards shall be used in such food. ny addition or admixture of any other ingredients, whether with or without a label or declaration in respect of such ingredients, shall be prohibited. (2) Where any ood or which a standard is not specied in any regulations made under the Food Act contains an addition, admixture or has any deciency, the label or advertisement relating to such ood shall contain a declaration o such addition, admixture or deciency and such declaration shall clearly state the name and percentage o the addition or admixture or the decient ingredient as the case may be. (3) (a) Where sweeteners are added to a food product, there shall be written on the label separately, in capital letters of bold type in a minimum font size of 1.5 mm, the statements: (i) “CONTIN WTN “X” and substituting for the letter “X” the names of any permitted sweeteners used; (ii) “NOT COMMN O CHILN N TH  O G”. (b) weeteners can be used partly in place of sugar where there is at least 30 percent energy reduction compared to a similar or the original product of themanufacturer available in themarket and a declaration of “NG C” in capital letters may be made on the label. (4) Where favour enhancers are added to ood products, there shall be written separately on the label in capital letters in a minimum font size of 1.5 mm, the statements: (a) “FLAVOURENHANCER(S) “X”ADDED” and substituting or the letter “X” the names and INSNumbers o any permitted favour enhancers added; and (b) “NOT COMMN O CHILN N TH  O G”. (5) If a food product of vegetable or plant origin contains any ingredient of animal origin, it shall be declared in letters in a minimum font size of 1.5 mm in bold type on the label conspicuously and legibly the name or names of such ingredients with a statement that they are of animal origin. airy products are exempted from this requirement unless it contains ingredients of animal origin other than dairy. 10. (1) The label of a food which has been treated with ionizing radiation shall carry a written statement indicating that treatment in close proximity to the common name of the food. The international symbol given below shall be indicated in green, conspicuously in close proximity to the common name. (2) When irradiated products are used as ingredients in another food, such products shall be declared separately in the list of ingredients in the same manner as referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation. (3) When a single ingredient product is prepared from a raw material which has been irradiated, the label of the product shall contain a statement indicating such treatment. 11. No label or advertisement relating to any food shall contain words indicating that it is recommended by a Medical Practitioner orssociation or any professional or any other words or device, pictorial or otherwise, which may imply I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 7 or suggest that such food is recommended, prescribed or approved by any Medical Practitioner, ssociation or any professional except on written approval granted by the Chief ooduthority. 12. (1) No label or advertisement relating to any article of food shall contain a false claim or misleading description of such food in such a manner as to mislead the purchaser or consumer of such food. (2) No food shall be described or presented in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character in any respect. (3) or the purpose of this regulation “claim” means any representation which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular qualities relating to its origin, nutritional properties, nature, production, processing, composition or any other quality. (4) ny food for which a nutrition claim, a nutrient content claim, a nutrient comparative claim or a health claim is made shall be in accordance with Nutritional Labelling specied in Schedule IV, hereto. (5) (a) The nutrient content claims and nutrient comparative claims permitted shall be relating to protein, dietary bre, vitamins andminerals or whichNutrient ReerenceValues (NRVs) are specied in ScheduleVhereto. I Nutrient Reerence Value (NRV) or the nutrient is not specied in Schedule V, prior written approval shall be obtained from the Chief ood uthority. (b) No label or advertisement relating to any food shall contain a nutrient content claim or nutrient comparative claim unless conditions specied in Schedule VI and VII hereto are adhered to. (c) Where applicable, the conditions for nutrient content claims and nutrient comparative claims shall be used to determine the levels or “high”, “low”, “reduced” and “ree” according to Schedules VI and VII hereto. (d) I the ortication level o a nutrient exceeds one third (1/3) o the Nutrient Reerence Value (NRV), prior written approval shall be obtained from the Chief ooduthority, before such products are marketed. (6) (a) very health claim and Nutrient unction Claim , shall have prior written approval by the Chief ood uthority before a claim can be made on the label or advertisement of the food. (b) I the claimed benet is attributed to a constituent in the ood or which a Nutrient Reerence Value is established as set out in Schedule V, the ood in question shall be– (i) a “source” of or “high” of the constituent in the case where, increased consumption is recommended; or (ii) “low”, “reduced”, or “free” of the constituent in the casewhere, reduced consumption is recommended. (c) Only those nutrients or which a Nutrient ReerenceValue (NRV) has been established in ScheduleV hereto shall be the subject of a nutrient function claim. (d) ny claim shall not be made if it encourages or condones excessive consumption of any food or disparages good dietary practice. (7) No label relating to any article of food shall, in the description of such article of food bear the word “pure” or any other word implying that it is pure, unless such article is o the character, value, composition and merit specied under the regulations made under the oodct, and contains no additives of any kind. (8) No label shall in the description of any food, bear the word “natural” thereon unless – I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 8 (a) such food consists of unmixed, unadulterated or unprocessed products with no additives. It may however be subjected to pasteurization, lteration, chilling or reezing; and (b) such food is produced from biological material as distinct from synthetic material. (9) No label relating to any article of food shall in the description of such food, bear the word “substitute” or any other word implying that it is a substitute for such food, unless such food is permitted under any of the regulations made under thect, to be used in such description. (10) (a) No label or advertisement relating to any ood shall indicate that it is a ortied ood unless such ood has been added with one or more essential nutrients, whether or not it was normally present in that food, provided that the intended purpose or such addition is to prevent or correct a demonstrated deciency o one or more of such nutrients in the population. (b) The list of permitted vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids and nucleotides that may be added to oods is specied in Schedule VIII hereto. (c) No fruit product or vegetable product or sugar based product shall be described on any label, as to be “ortied with vitamin C” unless such product contains not less than 40 milligrams o ascorbic acid per 100 grams of the product. (d) (i) I the nutrient to be added is to maintain the nutritional prole at preprocessing level, ater processing or the nutrient added to the ood does not exceed one third (1/3) o the Nutrient Reerence Values (NRVs) specied in Schedule V, the permission o the Chie Food Authority is not required. (ii) Notwithstanding regulation (d) (i) ortication o ood or children under thirty six months, the permission of the Chief ooduthority, is required. (e) The approval of the Chief ooduthority is required or ortication o oods with any other orticant or ingredient other than nutrients specied in Schedule VIII hereto. (f) Where in a label or in an advertisement, a claim or statement made in respect of similar foods having the same characteristics, such label or advertisement shall be required to carry another claim or statement specied in the language required and in the same onts and in close proximity to the original statement in specifying that all similar foods have the same characteristics. e.g. if the label of a container containing a vegetable oil claims that the oil is free from cholesterol, another statement has to be made on the label in the same language and fonts and in close proximity to the original statement that vegetable oils do not contain cholesterol. (11) (a) Where a statement or claim implying a special dietary use is made on the label or advertisement, relating to any food, such label shall bear a declaration stating the type of diet for which that food is recommended. (b) No label or advertisement relating to any food shall state directly or indirectly that such food is a source of energy; Provided that a claim which states that a food is a source of energy, such food shall contain the energy value of 100 kcals (425 kJ) or more per 100 g (or 100 ml) and in addition shall declare the following statements: (i) the energy value in kcals or kJ per 100g (or 100 ml) and, where appropriate, per serving quantity, and I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 9 (ii) the amount of carbohydrate, protein and fat contained in each 100 g (or 100ml) and, where appropriate, per serving quantity. (12) (a) No label or advertisement relating to any food shall state that dietary fats are a protection against heart diseases or o benet to persons suering rom heart disease. (b) No label or advertisement relating to any food shall indicate directly or indirectly that such food contains, restorative or medicinal property or properties which make it benecial or invalids or which will alleviate or prevent any illness unless prior approval has been obtained from the Chief ooduthority. (c) No label or advertisement relating to any food shall indicate directly or indirectly that such food is a cure for any illness. (d) No label or advertisement relating to any food shall claim such food to be an aid for slimming, weight gain, weight control or weight reduction unless prior approval has been obtained from the Chief ood uthority. (e) Other than the brand or trade name of the food product as permitted in this regulation, nutrients, bioactive components or ingredients in the food shall not be represented in the label or advertisements, singly or as a group as a trademark by word(s), symbol(s), logo or a pictorial other than by its common or generic name, unless permitted otherwise by the Chief ooduthority, or in accordance with any regulations. (13) person shall not label a food as “organic” unless due processes and practices have been observed in its preparation and a valid certication is obtained to that eect rom an accredited agency or a Competent Authority. 13. (1)  person shall not advertise any advertisement containing any health claim or nutrient function claim relating to any food, without prior written approval of the Chief ooduthority. The reference number mentioned in the “Letter ofpproval” shall be displayed along with the advertisement. (2) Any person who intends to advertise more than one product specied in regulation 13 (1) shall submit separate applications in respect of each food. (3) very applicant for advertising of any food shall furnish, along with his application to the Chief ooduthority, all such inormation as may be required as specied in FormAo Schedule IX hereto, and any urther inormation as may be requested, by the Chief ooduthority. (4) very application shall accompany the following documents and audio-visuals, if any: (i) the draft advertisement; (ii) if it is by electronic media, a copy of the story board; (iii) if the Chief ooduthority has given any approval relevant to a claim of a certain food item previously, details of such approval; (iv) any other relevant document; and (v) original receipt of the payment of the fee. (5) The ee payable in respect o a “Letter oApproval” shall be as specied in Appendix D o Schedule IX hereto. (6) On receipt of an application for a “Letter ofpproval” for advertising of a food, the Chief ooduthority, shall forward such application to a ub-Committee appointed by the ooddvisory Committee for this purpose. The Chairman of this Committee shall be the irector in charge of ood Controldministration. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 10 (7) The ub-Committee shall make its recommendations within two months of receiving such application. The time period shall not apply in case additional information is sought by the ub-Committee. (8) The Chief ooduthority may grant the “Letter oApproval” as specied in Form B o Schedule IX hereto. (9) The “Letter ofpproval” shall be deemed null and void if there is any change in the nutrition composition of the product for which approval is granted or the content or format of the approved advertisement has been changed or any conditions stipulated therein has been violated. The Chief ood uthority may inform the holder of the Letter ofpproval and the media or advertising agency or agent or Institution to suspend the advertising if any violation occurs: Provided however that this shall not be a bar for any prosecution. (10) The said “Letter ofpproval” shall be valid for a period of three (3) years unless it is revoked or cancelled earlier. (11) n application for a renewal of such approval shall be made six (6) months before the expiry of the period of validity. (12) ny application for renewal ofpproval shall be substantially in orm C of chedule IX hereto. (13) I any request is made to the Chie Food Authority based on new scientic evidence to revise the approved advertisement or claim, the Chief ooduthority in concurrence with the ooddvisory Committee may direct the ub-Committee to review and report. (14) No advertising agency, agent or institution of anymedia (print, electronic, outdoor) shall accept any advertisement containing health claims or nutrient function claims of food without the “Letter ofpproval” issued by the Chief ooduthority. (15) The ee payable in respect o an application or renewal is specied in Appendix D o Schedule IX hereto. (16)  person shall not advertise infant formulae (starter), infant formulae (follow on), any other food products for infants or milk and milk based products for young children. (17)  person shall not advertise in a product label, print, electronic media, social media or any other means any advertisement, audio-visual or a pictorial representation either directly or indirectly, of a pregnant or lactating mother, an infant or child under the age of twelve (12) years in relation to food. (18)  person shall not promote any food directly or indirectly to children under twelve (12) years of age by way of advertisements, leafets, ree samples, articles or toys attached to ood items or separately or by using cartoon character, mascot or celebrities or any other form, unless approved by the Chief ooduthority. 14. In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires – “admixture” means a product made by physically mixing different component/s into a mixture; “advertisement” has the same meaning as in thect; “approved advertisement” means the advertisement duly approved by the Chief ooduthority; “bioactive components” means essential and non-essential components that occur in nature, are part of the food chain, and can be shown to have a benicial eect on human health; “Chief ooduthority” shall have the same meaning as in thect; I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 11 “common name” o a ood shall be the name under which the ood is commonly identied; “dietary bre” means carbohydrate polymers with ten or more monomeric units, which are not hydrolyzed by the endogenous enzymes in the small intestine of humans and belong to the following categories: edible carbohydrate polymers naturally occurring in the food as consumed; carbohydrate polymers, which have been obtained from food raw material by physical, enzymatic or chemical means and which have been shown to have a physiological eect o benet to health as demonstrated by generally accepted scientic evidence to competent authorities; synthetic carbohydrate polymers which have been shown to have a physiological eect o benet to health as demonstrated by generally accepted scientic evidence to competent authorities. “four conectionery” means products, including pastry, cakes and biscuits, cooked or uncooked, consisting o a mixture o cereals and other oodstus, and excludes bread and breadsmade by adding other permitted fours; “ font size or letter size” means (i) height of letters in case of nglish capital letters (uppercase) or (ii) height of letters without an ascender or descender (e.g. a, n,m,."i,m, a>l>s) in case of simple letters. “ormulated caeinated beverage” shall have the samemeaning as in Sri Lanka Standards specication 183:2013 for carbonated beverages (3rd revision); “orticant” means a substance, in chemical or natural orm, added to ood to increase its nutrient value; “health claim” means any representation that states, suggests, or implies that a relationship exists between a food or a constituent of that food and health. Health claims include the following: (i) nutrient function claims – a nutrition claim that describes the physiological role of the nutrient in growth, development and normal functions of the body. e.g. “Calcium aids in the development of strong bones and teeth. ood X is a source of/high in calcium”. (ii) other unction claims –These claims concern specic benecial eects o the consumption o oods or their constituents, in the context of the total diet on normal functions or biological activities of the body. uch claims relate to a positive contribution to health or to the improvement of a function or to modifying or preserving health e.g. “ubstance (naming the effect of substance on improving or modifying a physiological function or biological activity associated with health). ood contains X grams of substance.” “infants” means persons under the age of twelve months; “ingredient” means any substance, including a food additive, used in the manufacture or preparation of a food and present in the nal product although possibly in a modied orm; “labelling” has the same meaning as given in thect; “main panel” means the part of a label that is most likely to be displayed, presented, shown or examined under customary conditions of display for retail sale; I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 12 Provided however that the area considered to be the “main panel” shall not be less than twenty per cent of the total surface area excluding the bottom of the package or container; “nutrition claim” means any representation which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular nutritional properties including but not limited to the energy value and to the content of protein, fat and carbohydrates, as well as the content of vitamins and minerals; The following shall not constitute nutrition claims: (a) the mention of substances in the list of ingredients; (b) the mention of nutrients as a mandatory part of nutrition labelling; (c) quantitative or qualitative declaration of certain nutrients or ingredients on the label if required by the oodct and its regulations made under thect; “nutrient” means any substance normally consumed as a constituent of food: (a) which provides energy; (b) which is needed for growth, development and maintenance of life; or (c) a decit o which will cause characteristic bio-chemical or physiological changes to occur; “nutrient content claim” is a nutrition claim that describes the level of a nutrient contained in a food; (e.g: “source o calcium”; “high in bre” and “low in at”). “nutrient comparative claim” is a claim that compares the nutrient levels and/or energy value of two or more foods (e.g. “reduced”; “less than”; “fewer”; “light”; “increased”; “more than”); “nutrition labelling” is a description intended to inform the consumer of nutritional properties of a food and consists of two components (a nutrient declaration and (b) supplementary-nutrient information. “nutrient declaration” means a standardized statement or listing of the nutrient content of a food; “Nutrient Reerence Values (NRVs)” are a set o numerical values that are based on scientic data or purposes o nutrition labelling and relevant claims. They comprise the ollowing two types o NRVs; (a) Nutrient Reerence Values – Requirements (NRVs –R) reer to NRVs that are based on levels o nutrients associated with nutrient requirements; (b) Nutrient Reerence Values – Non communicable Disease (NRVs-NCD) reer to NRVs that are based on levels of nutrients associated with the reduction in the risk of diet-related non communicable diseases not including nutrient deciency diseases or disorders. “packs or retail sale” means a package or a container intended or retail sale rom which a specic ood item shall be taken, counted, weighed or measured and sold in the presence of the buyer and does not include a container containing prepackaged retail packs which are labelled in accordance with these regulations; I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 13 “person” includes any body of persons corporate or unincorporate; “prepackaged” means packaged or made up in advance in a container, ready for offer to the consumer, or for catering purposes; “processing aids” means any substance or material, not including apparatus or utensils, and not consumed as a food ingredient by itself, intentionally used in the processing of raw materials, foods or its ingredients, to ulll a certain technological purpose during treatment or processingwhichmay result in the non-intentional but unavoidable presence o residues or derivatives in the nal product; “polyunsaturated fatty acids” means fatty acids with cis-cis methylene interrupted double bonds; “sugar” means all mono-saccharides and di-saccharides present in food; “sugar confectionery” means any solid or semi solid food complete in itself and suitable for consumption without further preparation or processing, of which the main ingredient is sugar, sweetening matter with or without the addition of edible fat, dairy products, gelatin, edible gums, nuts or preserved fruits and includes sweetened liquorice and chewing gum but does not include chocolate confectionery and cream, ice lollies, table jellies, table jelly preparations, slabmarzipan, meringues or pharmaceutical products or sugar; “three languages” means inhala, Tamil and nglish languages; “trans fatty acids” means all the geometrical isomers of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids having non-conjugated, interrupted by at least one methylene group, carbon-carbon double bonds in the trans conguration; “wholesale package” means a package containing – (a) a number o retail packages, where such rst mentioned package is intended or sale, distribution or delivery to an intermediary and is not intended for sale direct to a single consumer; or (b) a commodity of food sold to an intermediary in bulk to enable such intermediary to sell, distribute or deliver such commodity of food to the consumer in smaller quantities; “young child” mean a person between the age of twelve months and thirty six months of age. 15. ood (Labelling anddvertising)egulations 2005 made under the oodct, No. 26 of 1980 and published inGazette Extraordinary No.1376/9 of 19th January 2005 is hereby rescinded. CHL 1 Regulation 4(1) (a) (a) iscuits: Cheese bits, Cream Crackers, ran Cracker, Kurakkan Cracker, Crisco, Lemon Puff, Marie, Ginger Nuts, Nice, Wafers, Cookies, igestive biscuits (b) Meat Products: ratwurst, PastaMortadella, Pawkies, alami, Lingus, Chipolotas,ockwurst, rankfurters,Whitewurst, Luncheonmeat, Pate, Meat loaf, Meat balls, Chicken roll I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 14 (c)mbulthiyal (d) Carbonated everages (e) Confectionaries: Choco ll carbonated beverages excluding formulated caffeinated beverages, may be exempted from the use of the common name. CHL II Regulation 5(d) Column I Column II Minimum Height rea of Main Panel of the Label 1.5 mm Not exceeding 120 square cm 3 mm xceeding 120 square cm CHL III Regulation 7(2) Item ruit juice content eady to serve ruit rinks/everages without dilution not less than 5 percent m/m fruit juice *ruit Nectar ready for consumption without dilution not less than 15 percent m/m fruit juice ruit Crush, Cordial, quash or yrup without dilution not less than 25 percent m/m fruit juice ruit Concentrates without dilution not less than 45 percent m/m fruit juice * for lime and lemon adequate content to reach a minimum acidity of 0.5 per cent. SCHEDULE IV Regulation 4(6), 12(4) NUTRITION LABELLING NTINT CLTION 1. Nutrient declaration 1.1 Nutrient declaration shall be mandatory for: 1.1.1. oods for which nutrition or health claims are made; 1.1.2. oods specially made for infants, young children and pregnant mothers; 1.1.3. oods for pecial ietary ses and oods for pecial Medical Purposes. 1.2 Nutrient declaration shall be voluntary for all other foods. It shall be mandatory for all food products after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of publication of these regulations in the Gazette. 2. Listing of nutrients 2.1Where nutrient declaration is applied as per section 1 above, the declaration of the following shall be mandatory: 2.1.1 nergy value; I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 15 2.1.2 The amounts of protein, total sugars (with naturally occurring and added sugar), available carbohydrate (i.e. dietary carbohydrate excluding dietary bre), dietary bre, total at, saturated fat, trans- fats and sodium; 2.1.3 The amount of any other nutrient for which a nutrition claim and/or health claim and/or reference is made on the label; and 2.1.4 The amount of any other nutrient considered to be relevant for maintaining a good nutritional status. 2.2Where a claim is made regarding the amount and/or type of fatty acids or the amount of cholesterol, the amounts of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids and cholesterol shall be declared, and the amount of trans- fatty acid is required, in addition to the requirements of section 2.1 and in accordance with section 4.6. 2.3 In addition to the mandatory declaration under 2.1 and 2.2, vitamins and minerals may be listed in accordance with the following criteria: 2.3.1 Only vitamins and minerals for which recommended intakes have been established shall be declared. 2.3.2 When nutrient declaration is applied, vitamins and minerals which are present in amounts less than 5 per cent o the Nutrient Reerence Value per 100 g or 100 ml or per serving as quantied on the label shall not be declared. 3. Calculation of nutrients 3.1 Calculation of energy The amount of energy to be listed should be calculated by using the following conversion factors: Carbohydrates 4 kcal/g or 17 kJ/g Protein 4 kcal/g or 17 kJ/g at 9 kcal/g or 37 kJ/g Organic acid 3 kcal/g or 13 kJ/g 3.2 Calculation of protein The amount of protein to be listed should be calculated using the formula: Protein = Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen x conversion factor The conversion factor being 6.25 unless a different factor is given in the method of analysis for that food. 4. Presentation of nutrient content 4.1 The declaration of nutrient content shall be numerical. However the uses of additional means of presentation are not excluded. 4.2 Information on energy value shall be expressed in kcal and/or kJ per 100 g or per 100 ml or per package if the package contains only a single portion. In addition, this information shall be given per serving as quantied on the label or per portion provided that the number of portions contained in the package is stated. 4.3 Information on the amounts of protein, carbohydrate and fat in the food should be expressed in g per 100 g and/ or per 100 ml or per package if the package contains only a single portion. In addition, this information shall be given per serving as quantied on the label or per portion provided that the number o portions contained in the package is stated. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 16 4.4 Numerical information on vitamins and minerals shall be expressed in metric units and/or as a percentage of the Nutrient Reerence Value per 100 g or per 100 ml or per package i the package contains only a single portion. In addition, this inormation shall be given per serving as quantied on the label or per portion provided that the number of portions contained in the package is stated. In addition, information on protein and additional nutrients may also be expressed as percentages o the Nutrient Reerence Value where an NRV has been established. The Nutrient Reerence Values given in Schedule V o these Regulations are or the general population identied as individuals older than 36 months. They should be used for labelling purposes to help consumers make choices that contribute to an overall healthful dietary intake. 4.5 The presence o available carbohydrates (carbohydrates excluding dietary bre) shall be declared on the label as “carbohydrates”. Where the type of carbohydrate is declared, this declaration should follow immediately the declaration of the total carbohydrate content in the following format: “Carbohydrate ... g, of which sugars ... g”. This may be ollowed by the ollowing: “x”…gwhere “x” represents the specic name o any other carbohydrate constituent. 4.6Where the amount and/or type of fatty acids or the amount of cholesterol is declared, this declaration shall follow immediately the declaration of the total fat in accordance with ection 4.3. The following format should be used: Total at …. g of which saturated fatty acids .... g trans- fatty acids .... g monounsaturated fatty acids .... g polyunsaturated fatty acids .... g Cholesterol ... mg 5. Tolerances and compliance 5.1 Tolerance limits shall be set in relation to public health concerns, shelf-life, accuracy of analysis, processing variability and inherent liability and variability of the nutrient in the product, and, according to whether the nutrient has been added or is naturally occurring in the product. 5.2 The values used in nutrient declaration shall be weighed average values derived rom data specically obtained from analysis of products which are representative of the product being labelled. 6. Format for basic Nutrition Information Panel to appear on product label Typical Values Per 100g (in case of solids) Per 100 ml (in case of liquids) Per serving nergy kJ kJ kcal Kcal Total Carbohydrates g g ietary iber g g Total sugar g g Naturally occuring sugar g g I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 17 Typical Values Per 100g (in case of solids) Per 100 ml (in case of liquids) Per serving dded sugar g g Protein g g Total at g g aturated fatty acids g g Monounsaturated fatty acids g g Polyunsaturated fatty acids g g Trans- fatty acids g g Cholesterol mg mg odium (Na) mg mg erving size is ………..g or ml Number of servings per pack……….. SCHEDULE V Regulation 12(5)(a), 12(6) (b) (c) 12(10) (d) Nutrient Reerence Values (NRVs) are o two types: Nutrient Reerence Values- Requirements (NRVs-R) and Nutrient Reerence Values-Non-Communicable Disease (NRVs-NCD) NRVs-R per day Protein (g) 50 Vitamin A (μg) * 800 Vitamin D (μg) 5 Vitamin C (mg) 100 Thiamin (mg) 1.2 Ribofavin (mg) 1.2 Niacin (mg) ** 15 Vitamin B6 (mg) 1.3 Folate (μg) *** 400 Vitamin B12 (μg) 2.4 Biotin (μg) 30 Pantothenate (mg) 5 I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 18 Vitamin K (μg) 60 Vitamin E (mg) 9 Calcium (mg) 1000 Magnesium (mg) 310 Iron (mg) 22 Zinc (mg) 15 Iodine (μg) 150 Copper (μg) 900 Selenium (μg) 60 Potassium (mg) 3500 odium (mg) 2000 Chloride (mg) 3400 Phosphorus (mg) 700 Manganese (mg) 3 luoride (mg) 3.5 Chromium (μg) 120 Molybdenum (μg) 45 ietary ibre (g) 30 Conversion factors for niacin, folate and vitamin equivalents: Vitamin Vitamin equivalents ietary equivalents Niacin 1 mg niacin equivalents(N) = 1 mg niacin 60 mg tryptophan olate 1 μg dietary olate equivalents (DFE) = 1 μg ood olate 0.6 μg olic acid added to ood or as supplement consumed with food 0.5 μg olic acid as supplement taken on an empty stomach I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 19 Vitamin A 1 μg retinol activity equivalents(RAE) = 1 μg retinol 12 μg β-carotene 24 μg other provitamin A carotenoids O 1 μg retinol equivalents (RE) = 1 μg retinol 6 μg β-carotene 12 μg other provitamin A carotenoids NRVs-NCD aturated fatty acids odium 20g 2000mg * or  - retinol activity equivalents or retinol equivalents **N - niacin equivalents ***- dietary folate equivalents SCHEDULE VI Regulation 12(5)(b) and (c) xplanatory note on use of Nutrition and Health Claims 1. NUTRIIENT COMPARATIVE CLAIMS Comparative claims shall be permitted subject to the following conditions and based on the food as sold, taking into account further preparation required for consumption according to the instructions for use on the label: The foods being compared shall be different versions of the same food or similar foods. The foods being compared shall be clearly identied.  statement of the amount of difference in the energy value or nutrient content shall be given. The following information shall appear in close proximity to the comparative claim: (a) the amount of difference related to the same quantity, expressed as a percentage, fraction, or an absolute amount. ull details of the comparison shall be given. (b) the identity of the food(s) to which the food is being compared. The food(s) shall be described in such a manner that it (they) can be readily identied by consumers. or comparative claims about energy or macronutrients and sodium, the comparison shall be based on a relative difference of at least 30% in the energy value or the nutrient content respectively between the compared foods and aminimum absolute dierence in the energy value or nutrient content equivalent to the gure dened as “low” or as a “source” in Schedule VII. For comparative claims about micronutrients other than sodium, the comparison shall be based on a dierence o at least 10% o the NRV between the compared oods. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 20 2. HLTH CLIM or evaluation of nutrition and health claims, only documents either peer reviewed by reputed professional bodies or published in peer reviewed scientic journals shall be accepted. Company based research materials which do not satisy the above criteria shall not be accepted. Health claims shall be permitted provided that all of the following conditions are met. The health claim must consist of two parts: (i) Information on the physiological role of the nutrient or on an accepted diet-health relationship followed by (ii) Information on the composition of the product relevant to the physiological role of the nutrient or the accepted diet-health relationship unless the relationship is based on a whole food or foods whereby the research does not link to specic constituents o the ood. SCHEDULE VII Regulation 12(5)(b) and (c) Conditions for Nutrient Contents COMPONNT CLIM CONITION nergy Low not more than 40 kcal (170 kJ) per 100 g (solids) not more than 20 kcal (80 kJ) per 100 ml (liquids) ree not more than 4 kcal per 100 ml (liquids) educed* energy value reduced by at least 30%, with an indication of the characteristic(s) which make(s) the food reduced in its total energy value at Low not more than 3 g per 100 g (solids)** not more than 1.5 g per 100 ml (liquids) ree not more than 0.5 g per 100 g (solids) or 100 ml (liquids)*** aturated at ** * * Low not more than 1.5 g per 100 g (solids) not more than 0.75 g per 100 ml (liquids) ree not more than 0.1 g per 100 g (solids) not more than 0.1 g per 100 ml (liquids) I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 21 educed the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids at least 30% less than the sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids in a similar product and trans fatty acid content equal to or less than in a similar product Cholesterol**** Low not more than 0.02 g per 100 g (solids) not more than 0.01 g per 100 ml (liquids) ree not more than 0.005 g per 100 g (solids) not more than 0.005 g per 100 ml (liquids) Low not more than 5 g per 100 g (solids) not more than 2.5 g per 100 ml (liquids) ugars ree not more than 0.5 g per 100 g (solids) not more than 0.5 g per 100 ml (liquids) No added ugar not contain any added mono- or di-saccharides or any other food used for sweetening properties. If sugars are natural ly present in the food, state “Naturally occurring sugars present” on label. odium Low not more than 0.12 g per 100 g or per 100 ml Very Low not more than 0.04 g per 100 g or per 100 ml ree not more than 0.005 g per 100 g Protein Source at least 10% o NRV per 100 g (solids) at least 5% o NRV per 100 ml (liquids) or at least 5% o NRV per 100 kcal or 10% o NRV per serving High 2 times the values for “source” Vitamins and Minerals Source at least 15% o NRV per 100 g (solids) at least 7.5% o NRV per100 ml (liquids) or at least 5% o NRV per 100 kcal or 15% o NRV per serving High 2 times the value for “source” ietary ibre ource at least 3 g per 100 g or 1.5 g per 100 kcal or 10 % o NRV per serving High at least 6 g per 100 g or 3 g per 100 kcal or 20 % o NRV per serving I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 22 Omega-3 atty acids ource at least 0.3 g α linolenic acid per 100 g and per 100kcal or at least 40 mg of the sum of eicosapentaenoic acid (P) and docosahexaenoic acid (H) per 100 g and per 100 kcal High /ich 2 times the value for “source” Monounsaturated fat High at least 45% of the fatty acids derived from monoun saturated fat under the condition that monounsaturated fat provides more than 20% of the energy of the product. Polyunsaturated fat High at least 45% of the fatty acids derived from poly unsaturated fat under the condition that polyunsaturated fat provides more than 20% of the energy of the product. nsaturated fat High at least 70% of the fatty acids derived from unsaturated fat under the condition that unsaturated fat provides more than 20% of the energy of the product. * “educed energy” claim only when there is a comparable product **Non fat milk powder exempted ***This clause does not apply to aqueous coconut products. ****In the case of the claims for saturated fat and cholesterol, trans fatty acids shall be taken into account where applicable SCHEDULE VIII Regulation 12(10)(b) and (e) List of permitted vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, nucleotides which may be added to foods Vitamins Vitamin A Provitamin Vitamin D (D 2 &  3 ) Vitamin E Vitamin K1 Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Niacin Pantothenic acid Vitamin B6 oliccid Vitamin B12 iotin Vitamin C Choline Inositol Minerals Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Iron Copper Iodine Zinc Manganese odium Potassium elenium Chromium Molybdenum louride Chloride I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 23 Amino acids Isoleucine Leucine Lysine Methionine Phenylalanine Threonine Tryptophan Valine Histidine rginine Tyrosine Cystine Cysteine lanine spartic acid Citrulline Glutamic acid Glutamine Glycine Ornithine Proline erine Carnitine Taurine Fatty acids Linoleic acid lpha-linolenic acid rachidonic acid ocosahexaenoic acid (H) icosapentanoic acid (P) Nucleotides dinosine 5'monophosphate (MP) Cytidine 5'monophosphate (CMP) Guanosine 5'monophosphate (GMP) ridine5'monophosphate (MP) Inosine5'monophosphate (IMP) CHL IX Regulation 13 FormA Application for Advertisement which contains ealth Claims of a Food Product ● Common Name o the Food Product: ………………………………………………………… ● Brand/ Trade Name o the Food Product: ……………………………………………………. 1. Applicant* (Manufacturer/Packer/Distributor/Importer): Name of the Company : Name of the applicant : NIC No. of the applicant : ddress : Telephone No: Mobile: -mail : 2. Advertising agency or agencies: (Attach separate list if more than one agency) Name of thegency : I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 24 Name of the contact person : NIC No. of the contact person : ddress : Telephone No. : Mobile: -mail : 3. Claims included in the advertisement for which approval is requested: I II III IV 4. Manufacturer of the Food Product (only for those manufactured in Sri Lanka) Name : ddress : Telephone No : Mobile: -mail : 5. Country of Origin (for imported products only): 6. Mode of advertisement: Mode Yes No I Video II udio including isc Jockey (J) III till/slide/Print 7. Names of the media where the advertisement will be displayed. Media Name/s I Television II adio III Newspapers IV ocial media V ny other bill boards, hoardings, posters, leafets, brochures, any other (speciy) ……… I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 25 8. Advertising Languages (Please tick): inhala Tamil nglish 9. Documents and other materials required: Documents and other materials Yes No 1 Six (6) Certied copies o story boards 2 Six (6) Certied copies audio-visuals (i applicable) 3 Six (6) Certied copies o scripts or radio broadcasting (i applicable) 4 Six (6) Certied copies o drat advertisement or printed media (i applicable) 5 Six (6) Certied copies o peer reviewed technical/ research documents i any 6 List of ingredients as mentioned in the label 7 Compositionnalysis report from an independent accredited laboratory 8 ny other relevant documents (please specify) g: NM Letter 9 eceipt of the payment of application fee (Gen 172) 10 An ocial letter authorizing the applicant by the CEO Date:…………………………… ........................................ Signature of Applicant* NIC No. Company eal * Chie Executive Ocer (CEO) or Designate o CEO pplication Number Ofcial Use only I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 26 FORM B Letter of Approval for Advertisement which contains ealth Claims & Nutrient Function Claims of a Food Product pproval is hereby granted on this day to Mr/Ms ……………………………………. (applicant name) bearing NIC Number………………………………………………….. of …………………………………………. (company name and address) to advertise the food stuff ………………………………………. (Common Name) of the brand ………………………………. (brand/trade name) in the ……………………………………… (media) by strictly adhering to the submitted advertisement/ story board (certied copy attached) in Sinhala/ Tamil/ English language/s only with the below mentioned claim/s. Claimspproved 1. …………………………………………………………………………….. 2. …………………………………………………………………………….. 3. …………………………………………………………………………….. 4. …………………………………………………………………………….. This letter ofpproval is valid for three (3) years from the date of issue and is subjected to the conditions prescribed in the Gazette ExtraordinaryNo............ of……………. ood (Labelling anddvertising) egulations 2022 made under the ood ct, No 26 of 1980. This Letter of pproval shall be null and void if any unauthorized change is made in the product composition, nutritional outcome, contents, language and format of the advertisement or story board for which the application was submitted and approval granted. ……………… …………………………………………………………................ , ate of issue. Chief ooduthority/irector in charge of ood Controldministration. eferral Number Application Number I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 27 FORM C Application for the Renewal of Approval Granted for Food Advertisement 1. Common Name of the ood Item 2. rand/Trade Name of ood Item 3. ate of previous approval granted 4. Previous approval expiry date 5. eceipt Number of the payment of renewal fee (Gen 172) (Please attach the receipt) 6. An ocial letter authorizing the applicant by the CEO 1. Applicant * (Manufacturer/ Packer / distributor / importer) Name of the Company : Name of the applicant : NIC No. of the applicant : ddress : Telephone No: Mobile: -mail : 2. Advertising agency or agencies: (Attach separate list if more than one agency) Name : Name of the contact person : NIC No. of the contact person: ddress : Telephone No: Mobile: -mail : eferral Number Original Application Number I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 28 3. Manufacturer of the Food Product (only for those manufactured in Sri Lanka) Name : ddress : Telephone No: Mobile: -mail : 4. Country of Origin (for imported products only): 5. Mode of Advertisement: Mode Yes No I Video II udio including isc Jockey (J) III till/ slide/Print 6. Names of the media where the advertisement will be displaced: Media Name/s I Television II adio III Newspapers IV ocial media V ny other bill boards, hoardings, posters, leafets, brochures, any other (specify)…………………………….. 7. Advertising Languages (Please tick): inhala Tamil nglish I do hereby certify that no changes have been made to the composition of the product and the format of the advertisement since last approval and request for the renewal of the approval granted for the above referred advertisement. ate :……………………… …………………………………. , ignature ofpplicant * NIC No, Company eal. *Chie Executive Ocer (CEO) or Designate o CEO I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2023'02'14 Part I : Sec. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 14.02.2023 29 Appendix D Fees 1. Processing fee for application – s. 25,000/- for each language (Non efundable) 2. Processing fee for amended version of advertisement (re submission) – s.25,000/- (Non efundable) 3. ee for issuing the letter of approval – Mode of advertisement Rs. I Video s. 100,000.00 II udio including isc Jockey (J) s. 75,000.00 III till/slide/Print/illboard s. 50,000.00 4. ee for renewal of letter of approval – s. 50,000/ pplication for the renewal of letter of approval is made six (6) months prior to the expiry of the validity of the letter of approval. 5. fee of s. 2000/- shall be paid for a duplicate copy of the letter of approval if the original is damaged or lost and such copy of approval shall bear the words “duplicate copy”. OG 02-0150 PRiNTeDaT The DePaRTmeNT OF GOVeRNmeNT PRiNTiNG, SRi laNKa.