Fake food danger on our tables! Ministry reveals counterfeit products
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has shared a new list with the public regarding food products that have been tampered with. Cases such as seed oil in olive oil, vegetable oil in cheese, and mixtures of offal and poultry meat in sucuk (Turkish sausage) have been detected. The Ministry has exposed the companies involved in imitation and adulteration one by one.
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry continues to inform the public by identifying imitation and adulterated products that endanger consumer health. Following laboratory analyses, different and low-quality substances were found in the contents of many products. The Ministry has announced the exposed products and companies in a list.
FOUND NOT TO MATCH THE LABEL
During inspections of staple foods such as meat, dairy, olive oil, and molasses, it was determined that product contents did not match their labels and that additives such as vegetable oil, poultry meat, and sugar had been added.
Citizens were urged to report any food products they suspect based on appearance or price via the ALO 174 Food Hotline.
Samples taken during the inspections were analyzed in the ministry's laboratories. As a result of the tests, products contrary to food safety regulations were identified. All companies included in the list have been disclosed.
Imitation and adulteration were detected in the following products:
Grape molasses: Added sugar
BALI PINAR-GÖKDAĞ KARAYAKA / ELEZYA
2 batches of products (1501 & 2808) – Yenimahalle / Ankara
Olive oil: Seed oil and low-quality oil mixture
SNS Gıda – AWE Laboratories / Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Tokat / Central District
NALBANT Zeytin – Mirolive / Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L – İznik / Bursa
SONKOZ Yağ – Ayvalık Koop. / 5L Stone Pressed – Efeler / Aydın
MEHMET ADIYAMAN – 3 different 5L Olive Oils – Köşk / Aydın
Dairy products: Use of vegetable oil and non-milk fat
STB Süt / İzmir Emirağa – Pizza Cheese – Selçuk / İzmir
SADİBEY – Şenol Özşahin / Braided Cheese – Sarıçam / Adana
BUFALO Besicilik / Kahraman Kazan Süt Çiftliği / Butter – Kahramankazan / Ankara
Meat and meat products: Mixing of offal and poultry meat
EFEKÖY Et – Mehmet Bırakoğlu / Poultry meat in beef sucuk – Seyhan / Adana
MERT KASAP – Volkan Kartal / Heart in pounded sucuk – Sivrihisar / Eskişehir
GÜVENAL Köfte – Serkan Demir / Poultry meat in meatballs – Şahinbey / Gaziantep
SARIYER Börekçisi – Muğdat Baştürk / Heart + Gizzard in pita filling – Isparta / Central District
ERÇOLAK Gıda – Mezitli Et Balık / Heart in beef-lamb minced meat – Mezitli / Mersin