Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Enacts New Regulation on Genetically Engineered Food Imports

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka’s (Sri Lanka) Ministry of Health recently amended the Food (Control of Import, Labeling, and Sale of Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations (2006). The Sri Lankan government notified the new regulations (dated June 12, 2023) in the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Extraordinary (official gazette) on June 23, 2023. As per the new regulation, food which contains or has genetically modified organisms (i.e., genetically engineered) or materials less than 0.9 percent, exempt from taking prior approval of the Chief Food Authority when importing and labeling requirement.