Fat content colour code on biscuits
AWARENESS OF CONSUMER’S ABOUT FAT CONTENT ON BISCUITS (A case study of Kelanimulla G.N. Division in Colombo district) A biscuit is a popular quick bread-like snack and is usually called a bakery product. It is a baked food that contains flour, sugar, and fats. People tend to consume a lot of biscuits, but they should know whether biscuits are healthy to consume and what nutritional components they include. However, biscuits can also harm health due to some of the ingredients and unnecessarily eating biscuits. Therefore, the government introduces color coding for sugar, salt and fat contained in solid and semi – solid food items will come into effect from June 01, 2019. The regulation made by the Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, under Section 32 of the Food Act, No. 26 of 1980, in consultation with the Food Advisory Committee, have been published in the Extraordinary Gazette on April 17 and is cited as “The Food (Color coding for Sugar, Salt ...