Ministry announces: Recall decision for 4 sausage brands
In its May 28, 2025 update, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry added 42 new products to its "imitation and adulteration" list. The Ministry announced that harmful and deceptive ingredients were detected in 4 different sausage brands, and a decision was made to recall the products from market shelves. The detection of poultry meat in lahmacun filling and dye additives in olive oil drew attention.
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has updated its lists of 'Foods Subject to Imitation or Adulteration' and 'Foods Harmful to Health' on its website.
With the update dated May 28, 2025, 4 sausage brands included in the list of 42 newly added products drew attention.
TO BE RECALLED FROM MARKETS
The ministry, which detected adulteration in 3 sausage products and substances harmful to health in 1 sausage product, listed the following products in its announcement:
- Soy and mechanically separated poultry meat were detected in AFYONKARAHİSAR EFEM brand sausages produced by ERTÜRK ET VE ET ÜRÜNLERİ GIDA VE GIDA KATKI MADDELERİ SANAYİ TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ.
- Gizzard-type offal was found in 'Heat-Treated Chicken Sausage' products sold under the Kısmetoğlu Beyti brand.
- In Yaşarbey brand sausage, food coloring was detected in addition to mechanically separated poultry meat. It was decided to recall the product in question because it contains dyes harmful to health.
- Poultry meat was detected in Gold Dana Gurme brand sausages produced by KISMETOĞLU BEYTİ ET VE ET ÜRÜNLERİ-BEYTULLAH YEŞİLÇAYIR.
POULTRY MEAT FOUND IN LAHMACUN MIXTURE
Many different products, from yogurt to cheese, and honey to butter, were added to the updated list.
As a result of the inspections carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, poultry meat was detected in samples taken from raw lahmacun mixture sold at a restaurant operating in the Bayrampaşa district of Istanbul. In addition, it was determined that seed oils were mixed into the products of 15 companies producing olive oil. It was determined that a dye not permitted for use in food was mixed into the vegetable blend oil of a company producing in the Dikili district of İzmir.