Sri lanka, Oct. 2 -- The government has decided to make S. L. S. Standard certification mandatory for reusable plastic water bottles, baby milk bottles and plastic food packaging and to ban the free issuance of polythene bags to consumers from November 01.
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe said that this meaningful decision was taken for the future welfare of children on World Children's Day.
He said this while participating in a media briefing held at the ministry yesterday (01).
The aim is to ensure the safety of the entire consumer community by controlling the entry into the market of products containing harmful chemicals such as Bisphenol A (BPA) and Phthalates, which may po...