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 From the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock:  
 
Turkish Food Codex Notification  on Ice -cream  
(Draft : 2017/….) 
 
FIRST CHAPTER  
Aim, Scope, Legal Base  and Definitions  
 Aim 
 Article 1 - (1) The aim of this notification shall be to determine the features in order to 
provide for ice -cream to be produced, transported, stored and submitted to market in a way to 
be hygienic and compatible with its technique.  
 Scope  
 Article  2 - (1) This notification shall cover ice -cream.   
 Legal Base  
 Article  3 - (1) This notification has been prepared based on the Turkish Food Codex 
Regulation published in the Official Journal of third iterated  number of 28157 on 29/12/2011.  
 Definitions  
 Article  4 - (1) In this Notification;  
 a) Ice cream mixture: means emulsified liquid mixture product which has not yet been 
frosted and contains food ingredients having the feature to flavor,  flavorings and ingredients 
such as garnish  substances  and also which contains milk and/or milk products, drinking water, 
sugar and permitted additives,  
 b) Ice-cream: means the product which is submitted to market in soft way or after 
hardened and which is obtained from processed ice -cream in a compatible wa y with its 
technique after heat treatment,  
 c) Garnished  Ice-cream : means the product obtained after adding garnished  substances 
into ice -cream mixture,  
 ç) Plain ice -cream: means the product obtained from the ice -cream mixture which does 
not contain garnished  substances and flavorings and ingredients with  flavor ing properties 
apart from vanilla, vanillin and ethyl vanillin,  
 d) Garnished  substance: means eatable products such as fruits and vegetables and their 
juices, their concentrated drinks, purée, dip sauce, shelled fruits such as hazelnut, peanut, 
almond, walnut, herbs such as cereals and herb preparations, sugary products and honey, 
coffee, cacao, ch ocolate, condiments,  
 e) Ice-cream with yoghurt: means the product which is frozen of the mixture 
containing yoghurt, sugar and additives, if required, by adding garnished  substances and 
which contains at least 50% yoghurt in final product,  
 f) Sugar: mean s the products defined in the Turkish Food Codex Notification on Sugar 
published in the Official Journal of 26268 on 23/08/2006,  
 g) Egg and egg products: mean the products defined in the Turkish Food Codex 
Notification on Egg and Egg Products published in  the Official Journal of 262911 on 
20/12/2014,  
 ğ) Drinking water: means water intended for human consumption which is compatible 
with the features stated in the Regulation on Water Intended for Human Consumption 
published in the Official Journal of 25730  on 17/2/2005,  
 h) Tropical and/or special fruits: mean fruits which have high and/or intensive density 
such as pineapple, banana, kiwi, mango, guava, passion fruit, soursop fruit, corossol, 
cherimoya.   
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 SECOND CHAPTER  
General Provisions  
 Characteristics of Product  
 Article  5 - (1) The characteristics of the products within this Notification are given below.  
 a) Milk used in the production of ice -cream shall meet the conditions stated in the 
Regulation on Special Hygiene Rules for Foods of Animal Origin published in the Official 
Journal of 28155 on 27/12/2011.  
 b) Drinking water shall be used in the production of the products.  
 c) The products shall have a unique taste, smell and composition.  
 ç) The values for ingredients of ice -cream shall correspond to  Annex -1. 
 d) Volume expansion in ice -cream shall be maximum 100%.  
 e) Fruit rate in garnished  ice-creams produced by using fruit shall be at least 15% in 
weight. However, fruit rate shall be at least 10% in weight in the ice -creams which contain 
fruits h aving at least 2.5% titratable acidity in terms of citric acid in weight, and contain citrus 
fruits, tropical and/or special fruits  and fruit juice mixtures.  
 f) Total rate shall be at least 5% in the event that one or a few of the garnishes such as 
hazeln ut, peanut, walnut, almond are used together in the garnished ice -creams produced by 
adding such garnishes.  
 g) The ice -creams registered as geographical indication shall be submitted to market in 
accordance with the characteristics stated in geographical  indication registry providing that 
they are not contrary to the Turkish Food Codex horizontal legislation.  
 ğ) The products within this Notification cannot be submitted to market in the same 
package with the products within the Turkish Food Codex Notification on Edible Icy Products 
published in the Official Journal of … on … .  
 h) Fat ingredient apart from milk fa t cannot be added to the products. However; 
regarding the ice -creams in which garnish substance is used in production, there may be 
vegetable fat which is arisen from the used garnish substance and which will be in such an 
amount to be proportionate to the  used garnish substance in addition to milk fat contained 
naturally in the ingredient.  
 ı) Ready -powder mixtures which will be used for production of ice -cream have to 
comply with the provisions of this notification.  
 i) Ice-cream mixtures shall be subject to heat treatment which include s long-time low 
temperature applied for 30 minutes at least at 69 °C or short -time high temperature for 25 
seconds at least at 80 °C or any other time -temperature combination providing equivalent 
effect.  
 j) Maximum 0, 1% salt (NaCl) can be added to plain ice -creams in weight.  
 k) In the production of the products within this notification, ethyl alcohol or alcoholic 
drink or alcoholic compound cannot be added as compound.  
 Additives  
 ARTICLE  6 - (1) The additives used in the products stated within this Notification 
shall comply with the provisions stated in the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Additives 
published in the Official Journal of 28693 on 30/6/2013. In addition to these general rules, 
colora nts cannot be used in the ice -creams in which garnish substance is not used in 
production.  
 Flavorings and ingredients with  flavor ing properties  
 ARTICLE  7 - (1) Flavorings and ingredients with flavoring properties used in the 
products stated in this Notification shall comply with the provisions stated in the Turkish  
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 Food Codex on Flavorings and Ingredients with Flavoring Properties published in the Official 
Journal of third iterated  number of 28157 on 29/12/2011.  
 (2) In plain ice -creams produced within this Notification, only vanilla, vanillin, ethyl 
vanillin and natural flavorings can be used as flavoring and ingredient s with flavoring 
properties.  
 (3) Milk and milk productions’ flavorings cannot be used in the p roducts within this 
notification.  
 Contaminants  
 ARTICLE  8 - (1) Amounts of the contaminants in the products stated within this 
Notification shall comply with the provisions stated in the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on 
Contaminants published in the Official Journal of third iterated  number of 28157 on 
29/12/2011.  
 Pesticide residues  
 ARTICLE  9 - (1) Amounts of the pesticide residues in the products stated within this 
Notification shall comply with the provisions stated the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on 
Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides shall comply with published  in the Official Journal of 
iterated  number of 29899 on 25/1 1/2016. 
 Tolerance levels of veterinary drugs  
 ARTICLE  10 - (1) Residue levels of veterinary drugs which can be found in the 
products within this Notification shall comply with the provisions stated in the Turkish Food 
Codex Regulation on Classification and Maximum Residue Limits  of Pharmacologically 
Active Substances in Foodstuffs of Animal Origin published in the Official Journal of 30000 
on 07/03/2017.  
 Hygiene  
 ARTICLE  11 - (1) The product s included within this Notification shall comply with 
the provisions stated in the Regulation on Food Hygiene published in the Official Journal of 
28145 on 17/12/2011 and Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Microbiological Criteria 
published in the Official J ournal of third iterated  number of 28157 on 29/12/2011.  
 a) For the ice -creams submitted to market as pre-packaged food for direct sale, 
additional hygiene requirements stated in the Annex -3 shall be required.  
 b) Number of aerobic mesophilic bacteria shall not be assessed in the ice -creams 
having fermented milk products.    
 Packaging  
 ARTICLE  12 - (1) The packages of the products stated within this Notification shall 
comply with the provisions stated in the Turkis h Food Codex Regulation on Materials and 
Articles in Contact with Food published in the Official Journal of third iterated number of 
28157 on 29/12/2011.  
 Labelling  
 ARTICLE  13 - (1) The products within this Notification shall comply with the 
provisions stated in the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Labelling Food and Informing 
Consumers published in the Official Journal of iterated number of 29960 on 26/01/2017. 
Additional rules apart  from these general rules have been given below:  
 a) On the labels of the products stated within this Notification, name of food shall be 
used together with brand.  
 b) The products stated within this Notification shall not be classified as frozen 
yoghurt, fried ice -cream, ice -cream pan, ice pan etc.  
 c) Group name and milk fat content in terms of % determined in the Annex -1 shall be 
stated.  
 ç) Garnish substance and flavoring used in garnished ice -creams shall be used together 
with product name. Exceptional rules have been stated below in addition to this rule.   
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  1) In the event that amount of garnish used in garnished products is at the least value 
or above the least value determined in this notification, garnish substance shall be used 
together w ith product name.  
 2) In the event that any value related to garnish substance used in garnished products 
has not been determined in this notification, garnish substance or flavoring shall be used 
together with product name.  
 3) In the event that garnish a mount is below the least amount determined in this 
notification in the products in which garnish substance and flavoring are used together, name 
of flavoring used shall be used together with product name.  
 d) Total sugar amount included in the compound of the products stated within this 
Notification shall be stated as “this product contains ….% sugar” by using in each side that 
product name is written at least 3 mm point size characters of x -height defined in the annex -2. 
 Nourishment and Health Declaration  
 ARTICLE  14 - (1) Nourishment and health declarations stated within this 
Notification shall comply with the provisions stated in the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on 
Nourishment and Health Declarations published in the Official Journal of iterated number of 
29960 on 26/1/2017.  
 Transporting and storing  
 ARTICLE  15 - (1) Transporting and storing the products stated within this 
Notification shall comply with the provisions related to transporting and storing foods stated 
in the Turkish Food Codex Regulation . Additional rules apart from these general rules have 
been given below:  
 a) Temperature shall be at the highest -18 C during transporting, storing and 
submitting to final consumer the products.  
 Sampling and analysis methods  
 ARTICLE 16 - (1) Sampling fro m the products stated within this Notification and 
their analyses shall comply with Turkish Food Codex Regulation.  
 Vitamins, Minerals and Certain Other Substances  
ARTICLE  17 - (1) Regarding addition of vitamins, minerals and certain other 
substances which will be used in the production of the products included within this 
Notification, it shall comply with the provisions stated in the Turkish Food Codex Regulation 
on Addition of Vit amins, Minerals and Certain Other Substances to Foods published in the 
Official Journal of 30000 on 07/3/2017.   
Plants, Mushrooms, Algae, Lichens and Their Preparations  Which will be used in 
Foods  
 Article  18 - (1) Plants, mushrooms, algae, lichens and th eir preparations which will be 
used in the products stated within this notification shall comply with the Turkish Food 
Regulation on Plants, Mushrooms, Algae, Lichens and Their Preparations Used in Foods 
published in the Official Journal of … on ….  
 Coccidiostats and Histomonostats Residues  
 ARTICLE  19 - (1) Amounts of coccidiostats and histomonostats in the products 
stated within this Notification shall comply with the provisions stated in the Turkish Food 
Codex Regulation on Maximum Levels of Cocci diostats and Histomonostats in Foodstuffs of 
Animal Origin Resulting From the Unavoidable Carry -Over of These Substances in Non -
Target Feed published in the Official Journal of 29261 on 8/2/2015.  
 Notification to European Union  
 ARTICLE  20 - (1) This Notification has been notified to the European Union in 
accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the Notification of the Technical 
Legislation and Standards Between Turkey and the European Union published in the Official 
Journal of 24714 on 3/4/ 2002.   
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 THIRD CHAPTER  
Miscellaneous and Final Provisions  
 Administrative Sanction  
 ARTICLE  21 - (1) Administrative sanction shall be applied for those who act against 
this Notification in accordance with the related articles of the Law on Veterinary Services, 
Plant Health, Food and Feed of 5996 on 11/6/2010.  
 Annulled notification   
 ARTICLE  22 - (1) Turkish Food Codex Notification on Ice -Cream (Notification No: 
2004/45) published in the Official Journal of 25699 on 13/1/2005 has been annulled.  
 Compulsory Compliance  
 PROVISIONAL ARTICLE  1 - (1) Food operators who have carried on business 
before the publication of this Notification have to comply with the provisions of this 
notification until 31/12/2019. The foods which have been labelled or submi tted to market 
before 31/12/2019 can be available in the market till the end of shelf life.  
 (2) Food operators who carry on business within the scope of this Notification have to 
comply with the provisions of the Turkish Food Codex Notification on Ice -Cream 
(Notification No: 2004/45) published in the Official Journal of 25699 on 13/1/2005.  
 Entry into force  
 ARTICLE 23 - (1) This Notification shall enter into force on its publication date.  
 Conduct  
 ARTICLE  24 - (1) Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock shall conduct the 
provisions of this Notification.  
 
ANNEX -1: Compound of Ice -Cream  
  
Product Groups  Total Dry Matter  
(In Weight  %),  
(At least ) Milk Fat  
(In Weight  %) 
 1 Fat-Free Milk 
Dry Matter  
(In Weight %), 
(At least ) 
Fat-Free Ice -Cream  31 Milk Fat <0,5 8 
Low-Fat Ice -Cream  31 0,5≤ Milk Fat  <3 8 
Semi -Fat Ice -Cream  31 3≤ Milk Fat  <8 8 
Fat Ice -Cream  36 8≤ Milk Fat  <12 8 
Full-Fat Ice -Cream  40 Milk Fat  ≥12 8 
 
1- Total dry matter shall not be required in the ice -creams into which sweetener is put.  
 
 
 
  
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Annex -2 Product name and type size in mixed ice -creams  
 
 Product name  
 
‘X’ height : shall be  x ≥ 3 mm.  
 ANNEX -3 Rules to Be Observed in the Production, Storing, Distributing and Sale 
Phases of the Products Submitted to Market as non -prepackaged  
 
  1 - The tools and equipment used with the item and material contacting with the 
products sold in the selling enterprise  by packaging in line with the demand of consumer shall 
be made up from item and materials which are suitable for contacting and allow enough 
cleaning and disinfection within the scope of this Notification. Product shall be produced in 
such a way to preven t contamination risk and shall be kept as ready for use and in well -kept 
and good conditions.  
 2 - The products which are sold as non -prepackaged within the scope of this 
Notification shall be submitted to final sale point without damaging the integrity of  unit 
packaging.  
 3 - In the event that tablespoon is not used while serving the products submitted to 
market as non -prepackaged to final consumer, the products  within the scope of this 
Notification shall be kept in such an environment to prevent contaminating risk.  
 4 - The products submitted to market as non -prepackaged  within the scope of this 
Notification shall be kept in such a closed environment to prevent hand contact of consumer 
and shall be sold under the control of seller in sale points. The products submitted to market 
as non -prepackaged within the scope of this Notification shall be submitted to consumer 
during sale by being put into a packaging material compatible with the provisions stated in the 
Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Items and Materials in Contact With Food.  
 5 - Within the scope of this Notification, in the places where these products which are 
submitted to market as pre -packaged are kept, there has to be an appropriate label which can 
be easily seen by consumers and which is in accordance with the third, fourth and fifth 
paragraphs of the Article 15 of the Regulation on Turkish Food Codex Regulation on 
Labelling Food and Informing Consumers. In addition to these information, there have to be 
enterprise approval/registry num ber, party number of product in the counter labels.  x  
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  6 - Within the scope of this Notification, all the personnel who work in transporting 
and sale of these products submitted to market as prepackaged have to show great care to their 
personal cleaning and have to wear appropriate and clean cloths.  
 7 - The above -mentioned provisions are valid in all sale points in which ice -cream is 
sold, including market places and suchlike open sale places.