TS 7039

TS 7039 is a service standard dealing with the general rules for offal shops. Its focus is the overall framework for premises that sell offal, and it distinguishes these shops from butcher shops, fish sales outlets, and poultry sales outlets. Offal retailing is a specialised branch of the food trade, so the layout of the shop, product display, preservation, and sales flow are especially important from an operational point of view.

Technical context of offal retailing

Offal refers to edible variety meats such as liver, kidneys, tongue, and tripe. From a general technical perspective, these products can require careful handling and storage practices that differ from fresh muscle meat. Cleanliness, odour control, arrangements that reduce cross-contamination, and appropriate cold-chain practice are common operational principles in this kind of retail environment. These points describe the broader technical context of the subject; they should not be read as clause-specific requirements unless stated in the standard itself.

What this standard clearly covers and excludes

• It covers offal shops.
• It does not cover butcher shops.
• It does not cover fish sales premises.
• It does not cover poultry sales premises.
• It belongs to the service standards group and is a TS document dated 1989.

The cited legal and regulatory references indicate the wider Turkish framework for food retail and sanitary control. In that sense, TS 7039 should be understood as a document about the service and operating conditions of an offal retail premises, rather than as a product specification. The record shows that the standard was withdrawn in 2001.