Date of Publishing: 06/03/2025              Affected Region: Turkey 

The  Turkish  Food  Codex  Regulation  on  Microbiological  Criteria,  which  was  notified  through G/SPS/N/TUR/132 (10 January 2023), was now adopted and published in the Official Gazette dated 13 February 2025 and numbered 32812.Indicator microorganisms such as Enterobacteriaceae, E. coli in some product groups in the notified draft  regulation  were  removed  and  pathogenic  microorganisms  such  as  Salmonella,  E.  coli  O157, L. monocytogenes were added instead.