The colour symbol requirement made to soft drinks also to sweet short eats
The Minister of Health,nutrition and Indigenous medicine Dr Rajitha Senaratne has drawn attention to the colour symbol requirement that need to adhered to soft drinks also to be made to the sweat short eats like 'boondhi', biscuits etc.
In this regard a notice is to be gazetted in due course.In the event if there are any queries that need to
be addressed the Minister is prepared to have a dialogue with the the Lanka short eat manufacturers association.It is reported that step is to be taken to avoid the spreading of infectious deceases.He had expressed that even the farmers have become victims of diabetes.The manner of labeling of the soft drinks containers with different colours have been stressed in the gazette notification of the 1st August which has made it compulsory.