Poultry meat appeared in beef sausage

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry continues to share with the public the products that are found to be imitation and adulterated in food. 29 products were added to the Ministry's list.

Detections regarding sausage and other meat products in the list attracted attention. Poultry meat was found in some beef sausages, head meat was found in one product, and tongue offal was found in one sausage. Mechanically separated poultry meat was detected in chicken sausages. Poultry meat and gizzard meat were detected in raw pita mixture and cooked lahmacun, and poultry meat was detected in raw beef meatballs.

Mixing seed oils in olive oils or using lower quality olive oils and detecting food coloring in baklava were other prominent topics on the list. Starch was detected in Tulum cheese, food coloring in rosehip vinegar, foreign matter in ground thyme, and imitation or adulteration in flower honey.