Food (Iodization of Salt) Regulations, 1993

1..-' (ii td("-~ O•D> l;IC>0>-0,. -di)" dDddw .. - O>t~ 0'1<' - IIUID.11 u~~ I: Q6rr9~ (I)· :i'~ ... ••J,rt . a,n,at,, 81f.11t1P'• etir •• ,.,,..u u , • ,MjJfllKJ,.., .•6) · JHJ.10. I◄ PART I : SEC CIJ. GAZ.ETIE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA · 199.1.10.1~ L.D. - B 11/8 0 PART I : SECTION (I) - GENER4L Government Notifications THE FOOD ACT, 26 OF 1980 2• A REGULATIONS made by the Minister of Health&. Women's Affairs in consulwion with the Food Advisory Committee under Section 32 of the Food Ac~ No. 26 of 1980. RENUKA HERATH RANAWEERA Minister of Health and Wori1e11·~ Affairs. Colombo, 281h May, 1993 These regulations may be cited as Food (lodisation of Salts) Regulations 1993 and shall come into operations of I St January, I 994. l . lodated Edible Common Salt - The Edible Common Salt shall be a pure form of ordinary salt, obtained by washing off a pan of its impurities and by the addition of Potassium Iodide, Potassium Iodate or Calcium lodale to washed salt having a Sodium Chloride content of not less than 97 per cent on a dry matter basis. Provided however thal suitable siabilising agents shall be used if Potassium Iodide is used for iodisation of salt. loda\ed Edible Common Salts shall be crytaliscd solids in granular or powder form and white in colour free from visible impurities such as clay, grit, shells and other extraneous adulterants. 2. The product shall also comply with the following requirements : lod,aed SaltJ (a) Moisture per cent by mass (Max.) on dry basis 6.0 (b) Mauer insoluble in water, per cent by mass maximum of dry basis U.5 (c) Sodium Chloride u Nacl per cent i>y mass minimwn oo dry buis 96.5 (d) Matter soluble in water other than S,.xfium Chloride per cent by mass m&1ximum on dry basis (e) Iodine ,as I. m&lkg 1~ -50 (f) P" at 27 :t 2· C 7.5 • 8.5 3. The minimum level of iodine shall be 50 ppm at the time of manufacture to accommodate the loss of iodine from the time of manufacture to consumption which shall be at a minimum of25 ppm. All retail outlets shall mainlain a level o f:!5 ppm of iodine in lodated salts that are sold or exposed for sale. 4. Packaging and Marking· The product shall be packed in an opaque polythene bag the thickness of such bag being not be less than 75 mm (300 gauge) or in opaque polythene colllaincr or packages which shall be legibly and indelibly marked or labelled as follows: (a) In any two of the three languages namely Sinhala. Tamil and English • (i) The name of product as "Edible Common Iodatcd or lodatcd Salts;" (ii) Date of Expiry; (iii) The words "use without washing;" (iv) Store away form sunlight and heat. (b) In any one languagc- (i) Registered trade mark or name if any; (ii) Net weight expressed as "g" or "kg"; (iii) Name and address of the manufacturer/ distributor: (iv) Bateh or code number. 5. These Regulations shall apply to salt used as 1111 in&rcdicnt of food, both for direc! sale to the consumer and for food manufacture and to salt used as a component of food additive or nutrients. No person shall manufacture, store for sale, sell, expose for sale, transport or import any other type of edible common salt other than Iodatcd edible common salt for purposes of human consumption. Provided however the preceding provision shall not apply to the use of salt for industrial. agricultural , medicinal or other similar purpose . 07 • 377