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Monday, January 28, 2019

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JACK FRUIT SEEDS CAN BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN SOURCE

https://health.news/2019-01-28-jackfruit-seeds-can-be-used-as-an-alternative-protein-source.html

Traffic Light System.To Be Introduced For The Solid /Half Solid And Liquid Food Items From 01st Of April

Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine has decided to introduce Traffic Light System which displays the amount of Sugar ,Salt and fat contains in food items in their labels, to Solid/Half Solid and Liquid food items with effect from 01 st of April .

Accordingly from 01st of April all Solid/Half Solid and Liquid food items selling in Sri Lanka should display the percentage of Sugar ,Salt and Fat contains in the food items in main frame of the label in view of controlling spreading of non communicable diseases including diabetes Ministry has announced today (28).

The decision regarding this has been taken during a meeting held last week at the Ministry chaired by Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne .

Minister has instructed the Deputy Director General Of Health Services Dr.Lakshman Gamlath to implement this decision to introduce Traffic Light System to other food items under the Food act .

The system was introduced to Soft drinks in 2017 to reduce spreading Diabetes In the country .

The producers of Solid /Half Solid and Liquid food items have been informed on this decision last year (2018)according to the Ministry.

MP Wimal Weerawansha Had Given A Statement To CID For Nearly Three Hours

Criminal Investigations Department

(CID) has today (28) recorded a statement from National Freedom Front leader MP Wimal Weerawansha for nearly three hours regsrding the revelation made by an Indian National remanded over the Assasination plot against President and former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe .

After the statement MP Weerawansha 's wife Sashi Weerawansha had given a statement this evening to CID regarding the Assasination plot it has been reported .

The Indian National who was arrested and remanded over the plot has revealed that he had met with MP Wimal Weerawansha, his Wife Sashi Weerawansha and MP Namal Rajapakshe at their places .

Due to the statement, CID has informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court recently that it will record statements from the three Persons mentioned above.

Accordingly MP Namal Rajapakshe has given a statement to CID Last week .

Distilleries Limited Increased The Price Of Local Liquor Products By Rs.10

The Local Liquor Manufacturer

Distilaries Limited Of Sri Lanka has increased the prices of all their Liquor products by Rs.10 with effective from today (28) it has been announced .

The decision to increase the Liquor prices had been taken due to the high production cost of Liquor caused as a result of the depreciation of the value of Sri Lankan Rupee against American Dollar according to the Distilleries Limited.

The price increase comes in to effect at a time when government has not increased the Liquor prices .

Meanwhile other Local liquor manufacturing companies are currently holding talks regarding price revision of their Liquor products.

Three Wheeler -Bus Collision Sent The Three Wheeler Driver To Hospital

A Three Wheeler Driver had been

critically injured and hospitalized after the Three Wheeler he was driving in colliding with a Private Bus near the Nawalapitiya -Warakawa Railway crossing at Nawalapitiya -Gampola main road this evening (28).

The injured Driver had been admitted to Nawalapitiya Base Hospital for treatment .

The incident occurred when the high speed Three Wheeler had collided with the Private Bus arrived in front due to the inability of Three Wheeler Driver to control the speed of the vehicle it has been revealed.

The Private Bus was travelling from Kandy to Hatton and the Three Wheeler from Nawalapitiya to Gampola at the time of the incident .Both vehicles had been extensively damaged as a result.