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Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
Türkiye issued an addendum on 8 April 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/TUR/105. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 15 November 2018. The comment period closed on 7 June 2026.
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Plastic materials and articles in contact with food
The comment period closed on 7 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/TUR/105/Add.2; it can take them up with Türkiye.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Latest notice (G/SPS/N/TUR/105/Add.2, 8 April 2026)
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Amending the Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food was notified to WTO through G/SPS/N/TUR/105 on 15 November 2018. The purpose of this draft Communiqué is to amend the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food. This amendment repeals entry No 151 concerning BPA from Table 1 of Annex I in the Communiqué because of the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), as well as other hazardous bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives will be regulated with a new Communiqué. Also, a new sentence has been added to the main Communique: '4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol (Bisphenol A, CAS No. 80-05-7) and other hazardous bisphenols and hazardous bisphenol derivatives listed in the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Restricting the Use of Bisphenol A, Other Hazardous Bisphenols, and Bisphenol Derivatives in Certain Materials and Articles in Contact with Food, may only be used in the production of plastic materials and articles in accordance with the relevant Communiqué.' This Communiqué enters into force on the date of its publication.
The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the specifications for plastic materials and articles in contact with food and compliance testing rules.
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AddendumG/SPS/N/TUR/105/Add.2
Comment deadline: Closed on 7 June 2026
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Amending the Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food was notified to WTO through G/SPS/N/TUR/105 on 15 November 2018. The purpose of this draft Communiqué is to amend the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food. This amendment repeals entry No 151 concerning BPA from Table 1 of Annex I in the Communiqué because of the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), as well as other hazardous bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives will be regulated with a new Communiqué. Also, a new sentence has been added to the main Communique: '4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol (Bisphenol A, CAS No. 80-05-7) and other hazardous bisphenols and hazardous bisphenol derivatives listed in the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Restricting the Use of Bisphenol A, Other Hazardous Bisphenols, and Bisphenol Derivatives in Certain Materials and Articles in Contact with Food, may only be used in the production of plastic materials and articles in accordance with the relevant Communiqué.' This Communiqué enters into force on the date of its publication.
AddendumG/SPS/N/TUR/105/Add.1
Comment deadline: Closed on 31 October 2023
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Amending the Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food was notified to WTO through G/SPS/N/TUR/105 on 15 November 2018. The purpose of this draft Communiqué is to amend the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food in line with the amendments 2020/1245/EU and 2023/1442/EU of the EU regulation 10/2011/EU. This amendment covers revisions of some monomers and starting substances to be used in the production of food contact plastic materials and articles and changes to migration test rules. This regulation enters into force on the date of its publication. However, transitional period has been provided in Provisional Article 2. Provisional Article 2 (1) The workplaces that produce, import and sell the products within the scope of this Communiqué must comply with the amendments made with the publication of the Communiqué until 1 January 2026. (2) Products that do not comply with the changes made with the publication of the Communiqué, but which were placed on the market before 1 January 2026, may be available on the market until 1 January 2028.
Regular notificationG/SPS/N/TUR/105
Comment deadline: Closed on 14 January 2019
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the specifications for plastic materials and articles in contact with food and compliance testing rules.
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