Bottled coconut oil to be tested: No quality checks on loose edible oils in the market ?
The government has decided to expand the quality control measures conducted on coconut oil imports to Sri Lanka.
The government has decided to expand the quality control measures conducted on coconut oil imports to Sri Lanka.
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena assures that Sri Lanka will not be affected by the UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka.
Coconut oil samples of the 04 long-standing importers are being tested currently and the results will be released within a few days, the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) said in a statement today (26).
A leading multinational producer of breakfast cereals headquartered in Michigan, USA has been carrying out a huge racket pertaining to the supply of their products to Sri Lanka through their regional corporate office in Mumbai, India, it is reported.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne warned of severe economic consequences if the government fails to manage the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka.
The resolution titled "Promotion of Reconciliation Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka" was adopted by the 47-member Council after 22 members voted in favour of it at the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva today (23).
Severe disruptions in health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia last year, a new report by United Nations agencies revealed.