Communiqué Amending the Turkish Food Codex Wheat Flour Communiqué (2013/9) (Communiqué No. 2026/7)
ARTICLE 1 – The following sentence has been added to subparagraph (c) of the first paragraph of Article 5 of the Turkish Food Codex Wheat Flour Communiqué (2013/9), published in Official Gazette No. 28606 dated 2/4/2013: "Brown/black colouring substances such as roasted malt flour, roasted chickpea flour and dark malt extract, and similar ingredients, may not be added to wheat flour for the purpose of giving colour and/or aroma. Wheat flour shall not contain any ingredient obtained by roasting."
ARTICLE 2 – The following provisional article has been added to the same Communiqué: "Transitional provisions — PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 2 - (1) Food business operators operating within the scope of this Communiqué must comply with the provisions introduced by the Communiqué establishing this article by 30/9/2026."
ARTICLE 3 – The phrase "Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock" in Article 17 of the same Communiqué has been changed to "Minister of Agriculture and Forestry".
ARTICLE 4 – This Communiqué enters into force on the date of its publication.
ARTICLE 5 – The provisions of this Communiqué are executed by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
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