The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has updated its list of products determined to have been subjected to imitation and adulteration. In the new records published following the Ministry's inspections, irregularities were detected in many product groups, from food supplements to delicatessen products, cheese to vinegar, desserts to spices, and oils to honey.
The updated list includes findings in some products that could endanger health. While pharmaceutical active ingredients were detected in food supplements and herbal products, it was stated that a dye not permitted for use in food was found in sucuk mixture.
In the imitation and adulteration list, findings such as starch in cheese, food dye in rosehip vinegar, sunflower seeds and food dye in pistachio baklava, and the use of poultry meat and offal in some sucuk and meat products stood out.
KEY FINDINGS IN THE LIST
According to the records in the Ministry's public announcement, the mixing of seed oils into some olive oils, the mixing of lower-quality olive oil into a product, foreign matter in spices, food dye in sumac, and imitation or adulteration in flower honey were also added to the list.
Among the products seen on the list are full-fat matured tulum cheese, rosehip vinegar, Antep pistachio baklava, heat-treated sucuk varieties, raw pide mixture, cooked lahmacun, extra virgin olive oil, thyme, sumac, and flower honey.
The Ministry states that inspections are continuing to ensure citizens' access to reliable food and that products found to be non-compliant are being announced to the public. It is important for consumers to check information such as brand, product name, and batch or serial number.
News Source: 12punto
