Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Methods of Sampling and Analysis for the Official Control of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Certain Foodstuffs

The Turkish Food Codex Regulation on the Methods of Sampling and Analysis for the Official Control of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Certain Foodstuffs (Communiqué No: 2025/28), which was notified through G/SPS/N/TUR/152 (24 April 2025), was now adopted and published in the Official Gazette dated 21 October 2025 and numbered 33054.

The Regulation shall apply from 21 October 2025.

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=42664&MevzuatTur=9&MevzuatTertip=5

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/TUR/25_07353_00_x.pdf

This addendum concerns a:

[ ]           Modification of final date for comments

[X]          Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation

[ ]           Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation

[ ]           Withdrawal of proposed regulation

[ ]           Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force

[ ]           Other:

Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)

[ ]           Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

General Directorate of Food and Control

Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari, No. 161

06800, Cankaya

Tel: +(90 312) 258 7610

       +(90 312) 258 7607

Fax: +(90 312) 258 7693

E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr

Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr

Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

General Directorate of Food and Control

Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulvari, No. 161

06800, Cankaya

Tel: +(90 312) 258 7610

       +(90 312) 258 7607

Fax: +(90 312) 258 7693

E-mail: sps@tarimorman.gov.tr

Website: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr