Color Code System To Be Introduced For Sweet Products Including Biscuits From 02 nd Of April

Ministry of Health has decided to introduce Color code system known as Traffic Light system for Biscuit and all sweet products to indicate sugar,fat and salt content of the products with effect from 02nd of April.

Addressing a press briefing held at Information Department in Narahenpita this morning (17)Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stressed that this Color code system will be introduced to sweet products to reduce the growing number of people suffering from Non communicable diseases including diabetes.

Accordingly solid and half solid sweet priducts including  Biscuits Manufacturers and Distributers should be indicated the sugar,fat and salt contents  on their wrappers  in sinhala ,English and Tamil languages.Red code will be displayed if the sugar ,fat and salt contents in sweet products are  higher (eg-more thsn 22 grammes of suger per 100 grammes),Yellow code will be displayed to show medium content levels and Green color for low content levels .

Around 80,000 metric tonnnes of Biscuit products are being released to the local market by Biscuit Companies annually and local Biscuit Manufactuerers have exported  their Biscuit products to 55 countries it has been revealed.

Sweet Manufacturers have agreed to implememt color  code system in their products  after discussions held with Health Ministry Officials during last two years