G/SPS/N/LKA/44  
 
9 January 2020  
(20-0247) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SRI LANKA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Administration Unit, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and 
Indigenous Medicine  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applic able):  Food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Food (Meat and Meat Products) Regulations 2020 . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  16 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/LKA/20_0161_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  These regulations set out several requirements for meat and 
meat products such as Fresh meat, Lean meat, Chilled meat, Frozen meat, Minced meat or 
Ground meat, Ham, Bacon, Comminute meat Products, Frozen Formed Meat Products, 
Cured and Smoked meat, Canned meat.  
According to these regulations:  
• all meat shall be sound an d fit for human consumption and shall be obtained from 
healthy animals of permitted species.  
• fresh meat shall be the edible part of the skeletal muscle of an animal or bird that is 
normally used for human consumption and that was healthy at the time of sla ughter. 
It may contain accompanying and overlying fat together with portions of bone, 
sinew, nerve and blood vessels that normally accompany the muscle tissue and are 
not separated from it in the process of dressing. It may be accompanied by edible 
organs.  
These regulations prescribe:  
• the storing conditions of certain types of meat products and  
• heavy metal levels and microbiological limits for each type of meat and meat 
product.  
Meat products in Part II to Part VII shall be labelled according to the provisions of the Food 
(Labelling and Advertising) Regulations -2005 published in Gazette Extraord inary 
No. 1376/9 of 19 January 2005 as amended from time to time or replaced.  
Meat products given in Part II to Part VII shall be packaged in accordance with the Food  
(Packaging Materials and Articles) Regulations 2010 published in Gazette Extraordinary 
No. 1660/30 of 29 June 2010 as amended from time to time or replaced.  G/SPS/N/LKA/44  
 
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  Meat products given in Part II to Part VII may contain colouring substances in accordance 
with the Food (Colouring substances) Regulations 2005 published in Gazette Extraordinary 
No. 1412/ 19 of 23 November 2006 as amended from time to time or replaced.  
Meat products given in Part II to Part VI may contain antioxidants in accordance with the 
Food (Antioxidants) Regulations 2009 published in Gazette Extraordinary No . 1617/16 of 
1 September 20 09 as amended from time to time or replaced.  
Meat products given in Part II to Part VII may contain preservatives in accordance with the 
Food (Preservatives) Regulations 2018 published in Gazette Extraordinary No . 2113/16 of 
5 March 2019 as amended from ti me to time or replaced.  
Meat products given in Part II to Part VII may contain natural flavouring substances in  
accordance with the Food (Flavouring Substances and Flavour enhancers) Regulations 
2013 published in Gazette Extraordinary No . 1795/51 of 1 February 2013 as amended 
from time to time or replaced.  
According to the regulation no. 10(6); the food additives given in Schedule I may be 
permitted in ham within the limits specified.   
According to the regulation no. 11(6); the food additives given in Sche dule II may be 
permitted in Bacon within the limits specified.   
According to the regulation no. 12(8); the food additives given in Schedule III may be 
permitted in Comminuted meat product within the limits specified.   
According to the regulation no. 15(6 ); the food additives given in Schedule III may be 
permitted in Canned "X" meat product within the limits specified.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXS 89 -1981, CXS 96-1981, CXS 98 -1981 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/LKA/44  
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 March 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
National Notification Authority:  
Dr Anil Jasinghe  
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine  
No. 385, Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha  
Colombo 10  
Tel: +(94 11) 269 4860  
Mobile: +(94 77) 738 3758  
Fax: +(94 11) 269 3869  
E-mail: dghs@health.gov.lk  
Website: http://www.health.gov.lk  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Enquiry Point:  
Dr Lakshman Gamlath  
Deputy Director General, Environmental,Occupational Health & Food Safety  
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine  
No. 385 Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha  
Colombo 10, Sri Lanka  
Tel: +(94 11) 267 2004  
Fax: +(94 11) 267 2004  
E-mail: ddgeohfs@health.gov.lk  
 codexlanka@health.gov.lk  
Website: http://www.health.go v.lk