. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/LKA/2 
20 September 2005 
 (05-4144) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SRI LANKA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Administration Unit, Ministry of Healthcare, Nutrition 
& Uva Wellassa Development 
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 applicable):  Iodized salt 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries exporting salt to Sri Lanka 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Food (Iodization of salt) 
Regulations – 2005, The Document is in 3 la nguages, English, Sinhala & Tamil - 14 pages 
(Total) 
6. Description of content:  These Regulations (Food Iodi zation of Salt) cover: 
• the standard of iodized salt; 
• the sale of iodized salt, the Iodine content limited to 15 – 30 mg/Kg;  
• permit system for the use of non-iodized salt for industry, including Import.  
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
 - CODEX  STAN 150 – 1985, Rev. 1 – 1997.   
  Amended 1 – 1999, Amended 2 – 2001  - Sri Lanka Standard, Specification for Edible Common Salt (Ordinary washed 
  and Iodized) SLS 79:1987 
 - In Food (Iodization of Salt) Regulati ons 2005, the iodine (I) content on dry  
  basis is 15 –30 mg/Kg, WHO guidelines  G/SPS/N/LKA/2 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Food (Iodization of 
salt) Regulations – 2005, Published in the Gazette Extraordinary No.1405/3 of 
11 August 2005 (Available in Eng lish, Sinhala & Tamil.  Electronic English version also 
available)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  31 December 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Director (E & OH) 
Food Control Administration Unit / National Enquiry Point, Ministry of Healthcare, Nutrition & Uva Wellassa Development, 385,Ven.Baddegama Wimalawansa Mawatha, Colombo – 10. 
 
Tel.:  +094-011-2672004 Fax:  +094-011- 2672004 E-mail:  shan@health.gov.lk  
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Director (E & OH) 
Food Control Administration Unit / National Enquiry Point, 
Ministry of Healthcare, Nutrition & Uva Wellassa Development, 
385,Ven.Baddegama Wimalawansa Mawatha, Colombo – 10.  Tel.:  +094-011-2672004 
Fax:  +094-011- 2672004 
E-mail:  shan@health.gov.lk