Food (Prohibition of Potassium Bromate in Flour) Regulations, 2000. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Extraordinary) No. 1175/13, 15 March 2001, p. 1A. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Food additives International trade Transport/storage Standards Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Entry into force notes These Regulations enter into force on the date of their publication. Abstract These Regulations establish the prohibition of using potassium bromate as food additive in wheat flour. It shall be prohibited to: import, sell, store or use potassium bromate for use in the production of wheat flour; import, transport, store, sell or expose for sale wheat flour to which potassium bromate has been added or used as a flour treatment agent; import, transport, store, manufacture, sell or expose for sale food that constitutes wheat flour as an ingredient to which potassium bromate has been added or used as a flour treatment agent. 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