Teams have been put on alert in the province where citizens were fed meat and donkey meat.

05.02.2026 15:40

A type of meat with single quotes was detected in a sausage brand produced in Sakarya. Following this development, teams went on high alert. The Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry teams went to the field during the night, and Provincial Director Asım Baş personally participated in the inspections.

In a product belonging to a sausage manufacturer branded Burhan Güvenal operating in Sakarya, analyses revealed the presence of single-hoofed meat. This finding, which threatens food safety, has caused serious public backlash following the recent horse and donkey meat scandals that have come to light in the city.

INSPECTIONS INTENSIFIED AT NIGHT

Following the development, teams from the Sakarya Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry tightened inspections. Controls on businesses producing meat and meat products, as well as sales points, were not limited to daytime but continued during the night hours as well. Hygiene conditions, product contents, production permits, and unregistered activities were examined in detail during the inspections.

PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR PARTICIPATED IN INSPECTIONS

Sakarya Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Asım Baş personally participated in the night inspections. Baş emphasized that the inspections were not merely a routine practice and stated that no application that risks the health of citizens would be tolerated.

Here are some snapshots from the inspections in the city;