Development concept was previously corresponding only economic growth, industrialization andurbanization, later, b esides to economic growth correspond to social justice and balanced development, finallymentioned together the concepts such as sustainable development and local economic development. All over theworld local economic development; forsees to site -processing the resourses and evaluation for the prosperity of thepeople in the local. In these areas, production, processing, marketing of traditional products, foods provides aneconomic input to local development. In this approach, in which traditional products , foods gain increasinglyimportance, creating employment opportunities locally, raising incomes, making people happy at the location arethe main principles. In this respect, traditional products, emerges as a tool which gains importance day by day forthe aim of the site of local development in our globalized world. The aim of this literature study is to discussqualification and dissemination of traditional food legislation after informing on existing legislation abouttraditional foods which are used as a widespread tool in local development. As a conclusion; it is detected thatprovisions on our country -spesific foods are inadequate in our country in which the importance of traditionalproducts is increasing daily on local development, geographical indicators are not sufficiently used which could bea key on protecting traditional foods and provides efficient usage in local development, result of not havingadequate field work on creating traditional product legislation and taking base of the european union legislation predominantly. Especially in the economic dimension of development, in social, cultural and all aspects, the firstrequirement of providing more benefits from this type foods is to constitute a broad legislation covering allproducts, besides this, simplify registration procedures of these foods, carrying out the post-registration controlsactive and effective is offered for this aim steakholders involved should work in coordination and organized way.