INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
contained in food supplements given to small children.The Treasurer of the association, Roshan Kumara emphasized that if such a decision is
while joining a press conference held in Colombo.Meanwhile, on November 21, 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to revise the permissible
Aflatoxin levels for local food supplement programmes, proportionate to those limits set in globally recognised food
supplements.Accordingly, the revision of the permissible levels of Aflatoxin had been discussed in the context of the Thriposha programme,
provided under the Maternal and Child Health Program implemented by the Ministry.Nevertheless, since the Ministry of Health highlighted the
difficulty in procuring maize for the production of Thriposha at the time, due to the stringent permissible limits for Aflatoxin as
prescribed in the existing regulations under the Food Act No
26 of 1980, it was proposed that the limitations imposed on Aflatoxin levels in internationally accredited food supplements (5ppb for type
B1 and level 10 ppb of total Aflatoxin) be implemented to local food supplement programmes as well.
