NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 6 January
2026, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Türkiye.
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Title: Turkish Food
Codex Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Drinking Milk
Description: The Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on
Drinking Milk (Communiqué No: 2019/12) was previously notified under
G/TBT/N/TUR/115 (22 May 2018) and published in the Official Gazette dated 27
February 2019.
The presence on the market of drinking milk with varying fat
contents (such as 0.1%, 0.5%, etc.) and differing price levels has been found
to mislead consumers and to result in unfair competition. In this context, it
has been considered necessary to remove the '%… fat milk' category currently
included in the Communiqué, to revise the classification of drinking milk
according to fat content, and to introduce regulatory provisions concerning the
flavour and sugar content of flavoured drinking milk, which is primarily
produced for children.
This amendment to the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on
Drinking Milk aims to ensure consumer protection, fair competition, and the
proper regulation of flavoured drinking milk in line with public health
considerations. The Communiqué shall enter into force on the date of its
publication, with a transition period granted until 31 December 2026.
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