Sugar Labels Sri Lanka: Are We Reading Before We Eat?
Sri Lanka already uses colour-coded sugar warnings on many packaged foods and drinks. Yet many of us still choose food by taste, habit or brand without checking what the packet is telling us. In a country with a growing diabetes burden, learning to read sugar labels is becoming a basic health skill.
Sri Lanka Food Packaging Standards: Are Consumers Being Told Enough?
A Reuters investigation into packaged foods in India has reopened a wider South Asian question: do consumers receive the same level of nutritional transparency and packaging protection expected in more mature regulatory markets? Sri Lanka already has important rules, but implementation, testing and consumer-friendly information deserve closer attention.