The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry continues to expose companies that play with the health of citizens. The list of imitated and adulterated food products created by the ministry has been republished with a recent update, adding 35 new products to the list.
Six of the newly added products were classified directly under the "Foods That Endanger Health" category. The brands and product contents confirmed to be non-compliant as a result of the inspections were presented to the public via the ministry's official *Reliable Food* website.
POULTRY MEAT AND OFFAL IN SUCUK
One of the most striking product groups in the announced list was sucuk (Turkish sausage). Poultry meat, head meat, and various types of offal were detected in heat-treated beef and chicken sucuk belonging to different brands. While it was determined that "mechanically separated poultry meat" was used in many sucuk brands originating from Afyonkarahisar, it was stated that gizzards were found in some raw pide fillings.
FOOD COLORING IN BAKLAVA AND VINEGAR
Food fraudsters also targeted traditional delicacies that are staples on dinner tables. While starch was detected in full-fat matured tulum cheese produced in Elazığ, it was revealed that food coloring was used in a rosehip vinegar produced in Konya.
It was documented that sunflower seeds and food coloring were used instead of pistachios in some pistachio baklavas produced in the Bağcılar district of Istanbul and the Kurtalan district of Siirt in order to reduce costs.
On the other hand, it was announced that dangerous pharmaceutical active ingredients were found in slimming products, food supplements, and chocolates in the form of herbal pastes included in the "Foods That Endanger Health" list. Citizens can access the entire updated list via the ministry's official website.
News Source: 12punto
