Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

The Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Drinking Milk (Communiqué No. 2019/12) was previously notified under G/SPS/N/TUR/98 (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.