Traffic Light System To be Implemented On Solid And Half Solid Foods From 01st of June

Traffic light system indicating the sugar,salt and fat content in Solid and Half Solid food items is scheduled to be implemented with effect from 01st of June according to Ministry Of Health.

Under this Implementing traffic light system in these food items manufactured after 01st of June is compulsory .

Accordingly Green, Orange and Red circles will be printed in the wrappers of Solid and Half Solid food items indicating low ,medium and maximum sugar/salt /fat contents respectively the Ministry has stated .

A Gazette Notification regarding implementing traffic light system on Solid and Half Solid food items has been released on 12th of April it has been revealed .

Food manufacturing companies have reached an agreement with the Ministry of Health regarding implementing this system in view of reducing the spreading of non communicable diseases in the society .

However Health Minister Dr.Rajitha. Rajitha Senaratne has given a Three month concessionary period for small and medium food manufacturers to implement this traffic light system in their products according to request of the nanufacutters as they need a time to get checked the content of Sugar, Salt and fat content in their products through a Laboratory. 

Overweight And Obesity Among School Children Are On The Increase -Nutrition Division Head

overweight and Obesity which lead to non communicable diseases (NCD)among School children are on the increase according to The director of Nutrition Division in Ministry of Health Dr.Lakmini Moragodathanna .

Accordingly 6.1 percent of School Children attached to Grade 6 to 12 are overweight and 2.9 percent are obsessed She has stressed .

Addressing a Media Seminar held today (30)at Health Promotions Bureau in Colombo regarding the  National Nutrition Month falls in June Dr.Lakmini has stated that due to wrong food choices and physical inactivity among School children the risk of being overweight and obsessed is high .

According to the newest survey carried out in 2016 it has Been revealed that majority of School children in.in . western Province are overweight and obsessed.

Overweight and obesity caused non communicable diseases like diabetes ,heart diseases ,High Blood pressure, Cholesterol ,Bone related diseases she has stressed.

Addressing the seminar Head of the Nutrition Unit of Medical Research Institute in Colombo Dr.Renuka Jayathissa has said the "BMI Value (weight divided by the height  )of the children should be measured up to the 18 years of age to minimize overweight and Obesity among children .

The Deputy Director General Of Health services (Public health -2)Dr.Susi Fernando has stressed the need to minimise overweight and Obesity. 

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Around 80 Mothers Complained Against Dr.Safi Today Over Illegal Sterilisation -No Test Carried out Today As Well

Another 80 mothers had been  submitted complaints  today(29)against

Dr.Seigu Mohommad Siyabdeen Safi  a Senior Doctor attached to the Kurunagala Teaching hospital over illegal sterilisation bringing the total number of complaints received by the Kurunagala Teaching Hospital  over the issue to 200 .

However no test regarding the sterilization has been carried out so far by the hospital authorities as stated earlier.

Meanwhile around 11 mothers had been complained against Dr.safi to the Dambulla Base Hospital where he worked earlier.

Meanwhile trade unions of the Kurunagala Hospital had decided not to give evidence before the six member Investigation Board appointed by the Health MinistRy to probe on allegations levelled against Dr.Safi .

Finance Ministry Media Director Was Arrested Over Keeping A Stock Of Cartridges -Later Released After Questioning

The Media Director of the Ministry of

Finance Mohommad Ali Hassan has been arrested by the Police today  (29)over keeping 93 cartridges used for Bore-12 type Firearms in his house at Malwana ,Biyagama area Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekare has revealed .

The stock of cartridges had been recovered from Media Director Hassan's house during a joint search operation carried out by Army and Police this morning.

However he was released after being questioned regarding the incident this evening according to Police Media Spokesman .

During the investigations it has been revealed that the house belonging to Media Director s father in law who had used a licensed fire arm.

However further investigations are  being carried out regarding the incident with the advise of Attorney General SP Gunasekare has stressed .