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2007-01-03 | permalink
Sri Lanka restricts GM foods
All imported food items that contain genetically modified (GM) substances need to be labeled starting in 2007 in accordance with the Food (Control of Import, Labeling and Sale of Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations 2006, which were enacted on January 1. Importation, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of any kind of food that contains a genetically modified substance without the approval of the Chief Food Authority is illegal under the new regulations.
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2007-01-03 | permalink
Sri Lanka restricts GM foods
All imported food items that contain genetically modified (GM) substances need to be labeled starting in 2007 in accordance with the Food (Control of Import, Labeling and Sale of Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations 2006, which were enacted on January 1. Importation, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of any kind of food that contains a genetically modified substance without the approval of the Chief Food Authority is illegal under the new regulations.
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