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Türkiye’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has added a well-known dairy producer to its official food fraud list after laboratory tests found a mismatch between labeling and actual product content.
According to updated data published on the ministry’s “guvenilirgida” (reliable food) platform on April 3, a white cheese product sold as “full fat” failed to meet legal fat content requirements.
The product in question is sold as “Eker Tam Yagli Beyaz Peynir (full-fat white cheese) (1,000 g)” and is produced in the Mustafakemalpasa district of Bursa.
Official inspections found that the cheese contained less fat than required under Turkish food regulations, meaning it did not qualify as “full fat” despite the label.
Authorities said laboratory analysis of samples collected during inspections showed a clear mismatch between the product’s label and its actual content.
Following these findings, the company was added to the ministry’s list of products involving “tagsis” (food adulteration).
The full details were published through the ministry’s public database, which regularly names companies that fail to meet food safety and labeling standards.
The latest update to the ministry’s “taklit veya tagsis yapilan gidalar listesi” (imitation or adulterated foods list) included 27 new products, pointing to wider issues across Türkiye’s food sector.
Inspection results showed that violations were most common in:
Authorities identified several recurring issues across these categories.
In meat products, inspectors found cases where poultry meat or offal was used instead of beef or lamb. In olive oil, lower-quality or seed oils were mixed into products. In dairy items, products often contained less fat than required or included alternative fats.
Other violations included the use of food coloring in tea and, in some cases, the presence of pharmaceutical substances in food products.
The ministry continues to publish these findings as part of ongoing inspections aimed at protecting public health and preventing misleading practices in the food industry.
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