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Are Sri Lanka’s food safety policies and regulations adequate?
According to reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization, 600 million people fall ill each year due to the impact of unsafe food, and 420,000 die annually. In Sri Lanka, the Food Act of 1980 and the Sri Lanka Standards Institution play a significant role in food regulation. However, due to the inadequacies in food…