Food (Colouring Substances) Regulations, 2006. 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. 1688/28, 14 January 2011, pp. 1A and 2A. Long titleLEX-FAOC134108 Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Food additives International trade Processing/handling Transport/storage Standards Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract These Regulations amend The Food (Colouring Substances) Regulations, 2006 as follows: (1) in regulation 5, by the substitution for paragraph (iv) of that regulation as follows: (iv) fish, molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms. (2) in Schedule I, by the repeal of Table I and II and the substitution of the following: Table I specifying Synthetic dyes that are permitted to be used as colouring substances in food stuff. Table II specifies Other permitted Colouring substances to be used in food. 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 (Colouring Substances) Regulations, 2006. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, International trade, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations amending Schedule I of the Food (Colouring Substances) Regulations, 2006. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, International trade, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX