Of course, it is not possible to understand whether every product sold on the market is natural, genuine and handmade. In order to reduce the consumption of artificial and refined products and to lead a healthier life, we need to consume products that have been subjected to various criteria and state control in order to reduce the consumption of artificial and refined products, especially in herbal and animal products.
Natural Product Regulation Guidelines
- The principles of natural product regulation have been determined according to various standards with the cooperation of companies operating in different fields, especially natural products.
- Products that do not expose human health to any danger and that are produced only under natural conditions and products with no additional contribution from the outside are natural products.
- The standards of natural products are determined by the experts in the business and after their approval, they can be sold, used and put on the market under the name of natural products.
- If any additives are detected in the products sold under the name of natural product, its sale is definitely prevented.
- According to the phrases in the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Labeling and Consumer Information, natural, natural, natural products that evoke the meaning with natural and mislead the consumer because they create a healthy and unprocessed perception of the consumer and lead to unfair competition among other manufacturers selling natural products. It is open.
- The use of the word “natural” is also permitted in pasteurized milk, UHT milk, black tea, herbal teas, eggs, honey, coffee, fresh and dried, frozen fruits and vegetables in the content of the TGK Regulation Guidelines.
- It is stated that the main purpose of the regulation is to raise the awareness of the consumers about perception differences and to protect them at the highest level by meeting the information needs of the consumers in terms of food.
- The purpose of the natural product regulation is to protect the ecological balance, to conduct and expand natural product marketing activities in accordance with the principles of organic agriculture.
- All kinds of biological methods, biological control, control, phytotherapy, genetically modified organism, organic input and organic product, organic product logo and organic agricultural activities mentioned in this regulation have been regulated to increase and protect natural product diversity.
Regulations Regarding the Scope of Natural Product Regulation
According to the new regulation of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, it is seen that the expressions used to inform the consumer correctly have been changed in order to protect and raise the health of people. For example, if there are different items in the content of products with the same image, the content of those items should be clearly stated.
New arrangements were introduced for these types of products, as they were sold with some ingredients that included the content of the farm milk produced in the villages and the margarine butter sold in the market. Churn on margarine, etc. words will not be available. It will be stated that flavored fruit juices sold except for the freshly squeezed fruit juice are definitely flavored. In industrial foods, there will certainly be no homemade expression, but it can be called homemade taste. If a machine has entered into the work that cannot be hand-written in any product that is not made by hand, attention will be paid to such production stages.
Production will have to be patented to use the traditional term in any product. Genuine, real expressions will not be used arbitrarily on the product. In short, more sensitive inspections will be made on products whose naturalness is not registered with the authorities.
The state invests heavily in natural product promotion to promote the sale of natural products in our country and to protect the health of the public. In addition, the work done in recent years to support agricultural activities and improve the conditions of the farmer is increasing rapidly. Serious breakthroughs and informative campaigns to raise awareness of the natural product seem to increase even more.
