12.09.2025 09:12
In an operation conducted at three businesses producing meatballs in the Akyurt district of Ankara, 11,250 kilograms of meat and chicken products were processed. Two suspects were detained in connection with the incident, and the activities of the three businesses were temporarily suspended.
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Under the coordination of the Akyurt Chief Public Prosecutor's Office; within the scope of the operations carried out by the Ankara Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Smuggling and Organized Crime Department, Intelligence Department, Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, and Akyurt District Gendarmerie Command teams, it was determined that meat and chicken products were found in businesses producing meatballs in the Yeşiltepe Neighborhood in a manner that poses a threat to human health.
MARKET VALUE 14 MILLION 500 THOUSAND TL
During the searches conducted at 3 meatball producers, 2,931 kilograms of chicken meatballs, 150 kilograms of chicken stuffing, 640 kilograms of chicken meat, 4,240 kilograms of beef fat, 2,225 kilograms of breadcrumbs, 80 kilograms of chicken skin, 1,440 kilograms of beef, 120 kilograms of beef sausage, 120 kilograms of offal, 230 kilograms of turkey meat, and 6 meat grinding machines were seized, with a total market value of approximately 14 million 500 thousand lira. Additionally, 1,250 kilograms of unlabeled beef and chicken products, 20 kilograms of unknown origin soy, 35 kilograms of pea fiber, 10 kilograms of ascorbic acid, 500 grams of plasma emulsifier, and 1 kilogram of an unknown chemical substance were seized. The samples taken from these products were destroyed.
2 PEOPLE DETAINED
While the activities of the businesses were temporarily suspended by the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry teams, a total of 11,250 kilograms of meat and chicken products were processed. 2 people were detained in connection with the incident.
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