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Food Labelling Regs 2005: Sri Lanka nutrition label

Food Labelling Regs 2005, the Sri Lankan nutrition label under Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2005, 6 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, English on pack. Generate a compliant label free.

Reviewed against Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2005 · Page updated August 16, 2026

Jurisdiction
Sri Lanka (packaged food sold at retail)
Regulation
Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2005
Effective
15 April 2005
Official source
www.health.gov.lk
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Nutrition labelling requirements in Sri Lanka

Packaged food sold in Sri Lanka must carry a nutrition declaration under Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2005. This page covers the Sri Lanka - Food Labelling Regs 2005 format: English mandatory + Sinhala/Tamil; MoH sugar colour-code required. A compliant Sri Lankan nutrition label declares 6 mandatory nutrients: energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sugars and sodium. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "Nutrition Information / පෝෂණ තොරතුරු / ஊட்டச்சத்து தகவல்". English is required on pack. Front-of-pack warnings apply. The required scheme is colour coded sugar tick. NFL builds a print-ready Sri Lankan nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Sri Lanka automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Citation
Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2005
Effective
15 April 2005
Scope
Sri Lanka (packaged food sold at retail)
Source

Key facts

Mandatory nutrients (6)
Energy, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate, Sugars and Sodium
Declaration basis
Per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required
Energy units
kcal
Sodium or salt
Declared as sodium, not salt
Panel heading
Nutrition Information / පෝෂණ තොරතුරු / ஊட்டச்சத்து தகவல்
Label language
English required on pack
Front of pack
Mandatory: colour coded sugar tick

Front-of-pack scheme: how it works in Sri Lanka

Mandatory red/amber/green sugar-content indicator on solid and liquid foods per Gazette 1893/25 (2016). Red: >11 g/100g solids or >6 g/100mL liquids; amber: middle band; green: low.

Scheme type
colour coded sugar tick

How NFL handles it

  • Applies the correct rounding rules for every nutrient
  • Uses the right Daily Value / Reference Intake table for this jurisdiction
  • Renders the required front-of-pack warnings automatically when thresholds are hit
  • Handles multilingual labels where required (bilingual EN/FR, EN/ES, Arabic + EN, etc.)
  • Exports print-ready vector PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG, and EPS

Common questions

Is a nutrition declaration mandatory in Sri Lanka?
Yes. Packaged food sold in Sri Lanka must carry a nutrition declaration under Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2005.
When did Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2005 take effect?
Food (Labelling and Advertising) Regulations 2005 has applied since 15 April 2005.
Which label format does Sri Lanka use?
Sri Lanka uses the Sri Lanka format. English mandatory + Sinhala/Tamil; MoH sugar colour-code required.

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  • Pick "Sri Lanka - Food Labelling Regs 2005" from the format rail
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