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Procedure Name

Issuance of Approval for manufacture bottled drinking water facilities

Description

Category

Approval

Responsible Agency

Food Control Administration Unit

Address: Environmental, Occupational Health, and Food Safety, Ministry of Health ( former Ministry of Economic Development), T.B Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10. (7th floor)

Phone: +94112672004

Fax :+94112672004

Email: direoh@health.gov.lk

Legal base of the Procedure

Food Act, No. 26 of 1980

Required Documents

No.	Type of documents	Note
1	Application

Process Steps

Step 1	Submit an application to the Director - Environmental, Occupational Health (or Chief Food Authority (Director General of Health Services) ) with all relevant information and samples
Step 2	Test the samples from the finished products and water sources.
Step 3	The Director (E&OH) would then refer the application with the test reports to the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) through the Chief Food Authority (CFA) for further action.
Step 4	Takes action to assess whether the product complies Sri Lankan standards and manufacturing process complies with the code of practice
Step 5	Registration Issues a reference number which should be printed on the bottled drinking water label

Category

Procedure

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
Application for Permission to manufacture bottled drinking water facilities	Permission to manufacture bottled drinking water facilities	30-03-2018	30-03-2018

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Registration of Bottled Drinking Water	Permit Requirement		Under the agreement between Health Ministry and SLSI, SLSI is the inspection body who carryout inspections and recommend for granting approval to MOH for registration of Bottled Drinking Water.	Audits are arranged for renewal of registration on request of M.O.H.	Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act	31-12-9999	Good
Issuance of Approval for manufacture bottled drinking water facilities	Permit Requirement		Food Control Administration Unit issues approval for manufacture bottled drinking water facilities	Food Control Administration Unit issues approval for manufacture bottled drinking water facilities	Food Act	31-12-9999	Good