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Food (Bread Standards) Regulations, 2011.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Extraordinary) No. 1733/47, 25 November 2011, p. 1A.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Standards
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

These Regulations amend Food (Bread Standards) Regulations, 1994. Amendments deal with the following added optional ingredients: sugar; milk and milk products; tapioca flour, rice flour, kurakkan flour, corn flour, soya flour, potato starch and any other edible flours and edible oil seeds; gluten not exceeding 2% by mass of the flour; vitamin B1, nicotinic acid or nicotinamide hydrochloride not exceeding 0.25% by mass of the flour; malt products not exceeding 2% by mass of the flour; and permitted preservatives. In addition, the preparation of a bread, where any optional flour referred to in regulation 1.2 is added and the percentage of the added optional flour is not less than 10% m/m, the name of such optional flour may be named in the bread.

Full text
English
Website
www.documents.gov.lk

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Act No. 26 of 1980.

Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1980

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Fraud, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Food (Bread Standards) Regulations, 1994.

Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1994

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX