Turkey's alignment with developments in the European Union food legislation

The main purpose of the food safety policy is to ensure a high level of protection of human health in the food industry. The European Union accepts the principles stated in the White Paper on food safety as the basis and implements an integrated approach from field to table covering all sectors of the food chain. To date, new EU food legislation has been largely shaped and harmonized with member states. Turkey has rearranged its food policies in the EU harmonization process and has shown rapid changes in food legislation. In this study, information about the EU's and Turkey's food legislation changes, current situations and the progress achieved in the scope of harmonization between the EU and Turkey is presented. Regulations and literature on food safety are included in the study.