Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Eggs (2024/7)

The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the features to be taken into account in packaging, preservation, storage, transportation and marketing of shell eggs obtained from laying hens in a technical and hygienic manner. This Communiqué covers eggs obtained from chicken (Gallus gallus var. domesticus). It does not cover eggs and egg products from other poultry and incubated and cooked eggs.The Communiqué is largely compatible with the relevant EU legislation.This Communiqué repeals the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Eggs (Communiqué No: 2014/55) published in the Official Gazette dated 20.12.2014 and numbered 29211.