THE FOOD ACT, No. 26 OF 1980  
 
REGULATIONS made by the Minister of Health, under section 32 of the Food Act, No. 26 of 
1980 in consultation with the Food Advisory Committee.  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                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   Minister of Health                                                                                       
Colombo,  Date………………………  
 
 
REGULATIONS  
  
1. These regulations may be cited as the Food (Trans Fat) Regulations 2021 and shall come 
into operation on……………..  
 
2. All packaged food products containing Trans Fat, the amount of  total Trans Fat shall be 
declared on the label as per 100g or 100ml.  
 
3. Food products manufactured exclusively for the purpose of export  are exempted from 
these regulation s. 
 
Part 1  
Trans Fat  
4. Trans Fat is a form of unsaturated fat and is of two types; naturally occurring and 
industrially produced. Industrially produced Trans Fat is produced through partial 
hydrogenation and through cooking with oils and fat at high temperatu res. 
 
5. The content of trans -fat, other than trans -fat naturally occurring in fat of animal origin, in 
imported food or food intended for the final consumer use and food intended for supply 
of retail sale, shall not exceed 2g/100g of total fat contained in t he food.    
 
6. Food business operators supplying other food business operators with food not intended 
for the final consumer or not intended for the supply to retail, shall ensure that supplied 
food business operators are provided with information on the amo unt of trans -fat, other 
than trans -fat naturally occurring in fat of animal origin, where that amount exceeds 
2g/100g of fat contained in the food.    
Part 2  
Partially Hydrogenated Oils  
7. Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHO) shall be defined as those fats and o ils that:  
(i) have been hydrogenated, but not to complete or near complete saturation, and  
(ii) have an Iodine Value (IV) greater than 4  
A food or food ingredient with naturally occurring Trans Fat having Iodine Value  
greater than 4, shall not be considered to cont ain PHO unless it satisfies the 
hydrogenation requirement  stated in 7 (i) above.  
8. (a)  No person  shall  manufacture, import , transport,  distribute,  store,  sell, offer  for 
sale, expose  or keep  for sale, advertise  for sale the Partially Hydrogenated Oils 
and 
(b) No person  shall  use Partially Hydrogenated Oils in the preparation of food or as 
an ingredient  in food products.