13.10.2026 16:00
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced the updated food adulteration list dated October 12, 2026, publicly disclosing companies engaged in fraudulent production. While 14 sucuk brands found to contain offal, head meat, and mechanically separated poultry meat were exposed one by one, warnings were issued to consumers.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry continues to expose companies that threaten public health and mislead consumers. The imitation and adulteration list updated by the Ministry on October 12, 2026, revealed striking frauds in many basic foodstuffs, from pistachio baklava to sucuk, from olive oil to cheese and spices.
As a result of inspections carried out by the Ministry, new lists were published under the headings "Foods That May Endanger Health" and "Imitation or Adulterated Foods." In the list, the frauds detected especially in the sucuk category—offal, head meat, poultry meat, and mechanically separated poultry meat—drew attention.
IN BEEF AND CHICKEN SUCUK...
In the examinations carried out, contents contrary to legislation were identified in many sucuk products sold with a claim of 100% beef or chicken meat. In the products of many brands producing in Ankara, Bursa, and predominantly Afyonkarahisar, offal (tongue, head meat), poultry meat, and mechanically separated poultry meat, the use of which is prohibited, were detected.
HERE ARE THOSE 14 SUCUK BRANDS EXPOSED BY THE MINISTRY
The 14 sucuk brands included in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s current imitation-adulteration list dated October 12, 2026, and reported as ones consumers should avoid, are as follows:
- Afyon Güç Birliği
- Afyonkarahisar Ceylaner Sucukları
- Tek Piliç
- BSZ Bozanlı Serdar Zümrüt
- Güllüoğlu Kasabı Sucukları
- Kocasinan Sucukları
- Koca Sinan Sucukları
- Ceylaner Afyonkarahisar Sucukları
- Afyonkarahisar Hancıoğlu Sucukları
- Bollez Sucukları
- Kule Afyonkarahisar
- Mando Sucukları
- Mustafa Yüksel Afyon
- İsmail Dönmez Osmanlı
BIG SCANDAL IN PISTACHIO BAKLAVA AND DESSERTS TOO
The lists announced in the dessert sector also revealed major nonconformities in products presented under the name pistachio. It was determined that both sunflower seeds and food coloring were used in the "Pistachio Baklava (Dilber Dudağı)" product of Fıstıksan Gıda Sanayi ve Dış Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, operating in Istanbul’s Bağcılar district.
Similarly, it was recorded in official records that food coloring was used in the "Arzu Pastanesi" branded Antep pistachio baklava belonging to the Arzu Pastanesi–Ergün Kutluk business in Siirt’s Kurtalan district in order to provide its green color. In addition, while gizzard was detected together with chicken meat in the raw pide mixture of AS Pide in Manisa and the cooked lahmacun mixture of Şadırvan Sofra Salonu in Diyarbakır, it was announced that imitation or adulteration was also carried out in the Koska-labeled flower honey of Şehrli Gıda, operating in Ankara Kahramankazan. Authorities called on citizens to report fraudulent foods through the ALO 174 Food Line.