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Turkey food safety and import regulation updates
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The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has taken steps to strengthen food safety and consumer health safeguards through regulatory changes and inspections. In late July 2026, the Ministry issued a decree revising the list of products subject to import inspection. The amendment added various food production items, including certain additives, aroma agents, processing aids, gum yeast, and packaging seals, while removing polypropylene copolymer compounds from mandatory checks. Following these regulatory updates, the Ministry identified 44 adulterated or counterfeit food products during inspections in August 2026. The non-compliant items primarily consisted of 25 dairy products, such as cheeses and yogurts containing unauthorized ingredients like vegetable oils and starch. Specific cheese varieties in regions like Bilecik and Aksaray were highlighted for discrepancies including low fat content and the use of melting salts. Additionally, 14 meat products were found to be mislabeled, with mislabeled. Inspections revealed that beef or lamb products containing poultry or various types of offal. Aksaray recorded the highest number products, such as Adana kebap from a branch of non-compliant dairy products among the provinces inspected. Further details released Ciğerci Bahattin in late August revealed significant Sakarya, contained poultry meat. Significant scandals in the meat sector involving also involved the use of ‘single-hoofed animal meat’ (horse and donkey) in products such as sucuk, tantuni, and minced meat. lahmacun. Specifically, Saffet Et Ürünleri Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi, operating under the brands ‘Kocaağa Çiftliği’ and ‘Salih Kocaağa Çiftliği’ in Kırklareli, was identified for using horse and donkey meat in several varieties of sucuk. Similar findings of single-hoofed meat were reported in Mersin and Manisa for products like lahmacun and meat sauté. In Manisa. Other violations included the dairy category, inspectors also found melting salts use of offal, such as heart and head meat, in various minced meat products. Additionally, Furthermore, a food supplement marketed as ‘Honey Palace Epimedyumlu Macun’ was found to contain prohibited medicinal active ingredients. The Ministry stated that administrative and legal actions are being taken against the offending businesses.
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