Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Extends Implementation of Color-Coding Sugar Levels in Liquid Foods Regulation 2022 by Additional Six Months
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The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka’s (Sri Lanka) Ministry of Health and Mass Media extended the implementation effective date of the Food (Color Coding for Sugar Levels-Liquids) Regulations (2022) from January 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025. The Sri Lankan government notified the extension in the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Extraordinary (official gazette) on December 28, 2024. The current Food (Color Coding for Sugar Levels) Regulations (2016) are in place until July 01, 2025, allowing additional time for industry to comply with the new regulations (2022).