16.10.2026 16:13
During an inspection by Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality municipal police teams at the red pepper flake and tomato paste production site opposite ŞUTİM, hundreds of kilograms of rotten tomatoes kept for use in paste making, moldy and foul-smelling pastes, and peppers that did not comply with hygiene conditions were seized. The products were taken into custody for destruction, and a penal action was imposed on the business.
During a municipal police inspection carried out at a business producing red pepper flakes and tomato paste in Şanlıurfa, hundreds of kilograms of rotten tomatoes, moldy paste, and peppers that did not comply with hygiene conditions were seized.
BUSINESS ACROSS FROM ŞUTİM INSPECTED
Teams from the Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality Municipal Police Department conducted inspections throughout the city to ensure that citizens have access to healthy and reliable food. Within this scope, the teams inspected a business producing red pepper flakes and tomato paste across from the Şanlıurfa Trade Center (ŞUTİM).
During the inspections, hundreds of kilograms of rotten tomatoes kept for use in paste production were detected. Also seized at the business were moldy tomato pastes emitting a bad odor, as well as peppers determined to be used in red pepper flake production and not suitable for hygiene conditions.
PRODUCTS WILL BE DESTROYED
Products that could threaten public health were secured for destruction. Penal action was taken against the business under the relevant legislation.