draft food labelling and advertising regulations 2015 these draft regulations on food labelling and advertising set out several requirements - any food contained in a package or container should be labelled in accordance with these regulations otherwise no person can transport distribute store sell offer for sale expose or kee for sale or advertise for sale - the main panel of the package or container should indicate a. the common name in any two of the three languages b. the brand name or trade name c. the net contents of the package or container - any panel should include in any one or more of the three languages the following information a. a complete list of ingredients b. the name and address of the manufacturer distributor c. in the case of imported food products i. name and address of the importer ii. name and address of the packer or distributor in sri lanka d. the batch number or code number e. the date of manufacture f. in the case of food imported in bulk and repacked i. the date of manufacture ii. the date of repacking g. the country of origin in the case of imported foods h. consumer warnings if any - the international symbol for ionizing radiation should be indicated in green in close proximity to the common name. the label on the food which has been treated with ionizing radiation should also carry a written statement indicating the type of treatment and this statement should be in close proximity to the common name of the food - a valid certificate from an accredited agency or competent authority must be produced in order to label food as organic - prior written approval from the chief food authority is required in order to have a label or advertisement which contains a health claim or nutrient function claim relating to any food. the regulations also include the following schedules - schedule i - regulation 4 1 a - schedule ii - regulation 5 c - schedule iii - regulation 7 2 - schedule iv - nutrition labelling - schedule v - nutrient reference value nrv - schedule vi - use of nutrition and health claims - schedule vi - conditions for nutrient contents - schedule viii - recommended dietary allowances for sri lankans rda 2007 - schedule ix - list of permitted vitamins minerals amino acids nucleotides which may be added to foods