On June 5, 2024, the Ministry of Health of Turkey issued the "Regulation on Health Claims for Food and Food Supplements" and the "Guidelines on Health Claims for Food and Food Supplements", which deal with the principles, processes, and implementation measures for the use of health claims in the labeling, presentation, and advertisement of food and food supplements intended for the consumer, with an effective date of January 1, 2025, for their implementation. The main contents are as follows:

(1) Regulation on Health Claims for Food and Food Supplements: 

Health claims shall not be false, ambiguous, or misleading to consumers, shall not cast doubt on the safety and/or nutritional adequacy of the product in question, shall not encourage or tolerate excessive consumption of a product, and shall not cause consumer panic by claiming to alter physiological functions. Health claims should be understandable to the average consumer. 

Health claims should claim that the food is to be consumed in accordance with the instructions for use. The relevant health claim should state the importance of diet, balance, promote a healthy lifestyle, the quantity of food and the pattern of consumption should allow the stated effect to be obtained, and, where appropriate, should be made known to those who should not consume the food concerned, and in the case of overconsumption should warn of the possible health risk. 

Health claims (excluding dietary supplements) may be labeled if at least 2 of the following conditions are met: maximum sodium content of 100mg/100kcal, up to 10% of the energy value from saturated fatty acids, up to 10% of the energy from added sugars, minimum calcium content of 55mg/100kcal, and the health claim shall not be used for foods for medical purposes. 

Health claims for food supplements, special dietary foods, drinking water, natural mineral water, non-alcoholic beverages (produced with natural mineral water) must not violate the relevant legislation. 

Products for which health claims may be used, under certain conditions, can contain health claims in their trademarks, brand names, product names, company names, icons, and labels;

(2) There are a total of 234 health claims that can be used in the "Guidelines on Health Claims for Food and Food Supplements". 

Its main contents include: in addition to health claims related to reducing the risk of disease and affecting the development and health of children, health claims related to reducing the risk of disease, health claims related to the development and health of children, nutritional claims and conditions for the use of health claims, and vitamins and minerals Reference Daily Intake Values (RDIVs) health claims use.