Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Extends Implementation of Color-Coding Sugar Levels in Liquid Foods Regulation 2022 by One Year

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka’s (Sri Lanka) Ministry of Health extended the implementation effective date of the Food (Color Coding for Sugar Levels-Liquids) Regulations (2022) from January 1, 2024 to January 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 27, 2023. The current Food (Color Coding for Sugar Levels) Regulations (2016) are in place until January 01, 2025, allowing additional time for industry to comply with the new regulations (2022).