Artificial colouring of beverages and foodstuffs used in nutrition

Type

Decision

Number

95

Date of the text

10/05/1940

Official Gazette

published in 1940

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

4

What it provides

This decree permits artificial colouring of certain foods and drinks using only listed colouring agents that must be commercially pure and non-toxic, and treats any violation as fraud subject to penalties.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1940. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.