18.02.2026 11:36
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry updated the list of food items that have been counterfeited and adulterated before Ramadan. A total of 54 new products were added to the list, including 6 categorized as "dangerous to health." Among the announced products were essential foods such as roasted meat, minced meat, sausage, olive oil, and butter.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announces brands that counterfeit and adulterate food products on the website 'guvenilirgida.tarimorman.gov.tr'. The site features companies, brands, and products that endanger health under the headings 'Foods That Will Endanger Health' and 'Counterfeit and Adulterated Foods'. A total of 54 new products, including 6 that will endanger health, have been added to the list.
THEY HAVE ADDED POULTRY MEAT TO GROUND MEAT
The list includes products such as ground meat, olive oil, butter, and sausage. In recent tests, poultry meat was detected in a product sold by some brands labeled as 'beef ground meat'.
FOOD DYE DETECTED IN BEEF SAUSAGE
In recent tests, it was determined that some brands' products sold under the label 'sausage (beef)' contained food dye. In the minced meat filling of a company operating in the Mamak district of Ankara, poultry meat and offal (giblets) were detected.
HEART MEAT IN ROASTED MEAT
It was found that the brand named 25 E.L. Erzurum Lezzet added offal meat to its roasted meat.