Turkey - Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Common Approval Procedure for Food Additives, Food Enzymes and Food Flavourings

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock has issued Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Common Approval Procedure for Food Additives, Food Enzymes and Food Flavourings. Thepurpose of this Regulation is to determine the risk assessment procedure of food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and source materials of food flavourings and of food ingredients with flavouring properties used or intended for use in foodstuffs and applications in this regard.

Proposed date of adoption: 15 September 2016

Proposed date of entry into force: 15 October 2016 (with transition period until 1 January 2018)

Final date for comments: 1 September 2016

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