Foreign substance scandal in thyme: Arifoğlu Baharat exposed by the Ministry of Agriculture

The Ministry has published the list of imitation and adulterated products.

The Ministry's list includes many new products along with a list of substances that are prohibited from being used in them.

Arifoğlu Baharat, which was previously on the list with its chili flake product, is now on the list again on the grounds that it used foreign substances in its thyme.

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE PUBLISHED THE LIST

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry continues its inspections without interruption to prevent food fraud.

Samples taken as a result of the inspections are analyzed in a laboratory environment, and instances of fraud are identified one by one.

Within the scope of the latest inspections, it was revealed that a street vendor selling kebabs in Adana was selling equine meat instead of beef. In the famous spice brand Arifoğlu, a foreign substance of undetermined origin was detected in the thyme instead of the herb itself.

INSPECTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT IN A LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry tests the products sampled after inspections in its laboratories and identifies the substances within the products.

Fraud in products has begun to reach extreme levels. Imitation and adulteration are frequently encountered in products such as meat, olive oil, honey, lahmacun, and kebabs. It is important for health to stay away from food products whose price, taste, color, or smell are suspicious. Suspicious products should be reported by calling ALO 174.