Prohibited Dye Found in Products of Three Spice Brands
· Yeniçağ
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that prohibited dyes were detected in spices from three different companies as a result of food inspections.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that prohibited dyes were used in the products of three different spice brands as part of its food inspections. According to the Ministry's data, non-compliant dyes were detected in the sucuk kombi product of Tomurcuk Baharat, operating in Bandırma, Balıkesir; in the sumac belonging to the Değirmen Tarsus brand in Tarsus, Mersin; and in the powdered red pepper of the Tanın Telbisoğlu brand in Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş.
Following the inspections, the Ministry updated its list of counterfeit and adulterated products, also including the saffron product of the Mihrabat brand, based in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, among the adulterated products after the examinations.
