TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

Press release... In Ramadan, which has an important place in our social and social life, our diet and habits change completely and in this period, it is of great importance to eat healthy and reliable food items besides balanced nutrition. In our country, especially the prices of red meat and other foods are much higher than prices in developed countries in the world and the majority of the people cannot reach meat and meat products. Therefore, imitation and adulteration are increasing in this area. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which is the legal authority in the field of food safety in our country, conducts food inspections but remains insufficient in the inspections that need to be carried out effectively. News about food or water poisoning occur in public catering places such as schools, dormitories, public institutions, hospitals and military units almost daily. Considering that mass consumption has increased especially during Ramadan, it is seen that food in...

Press release... Ankara, Turkey, April 9, 2020 The epidemic of COVID-19, which is declared as an pandemic worldwide by the World Health Organization (WHO), has more striking than ever before the importance of food production for human life. Nowadays, we live the days when countries confiscate each other's masks and medical supplies. The risks that may arise due to the decrease in food supply due to the epidemic and the breaks in the supply chain, are the issues that need to be taken and be prepared. As the institution that determines and executes policies related to agriculture, animal husbandry and food production in our country, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has a duty to plan, coordinate and organize more than ever. The Health and Food Policies Board established under the Presidency has been arranged in the form of two different boards as the Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Board and the Health and Social Policies Board. The establishment of a sepa...

Food safety still tops the agenda of the government despite all of the new measures it has taken. As public complaints mount over companies fined for violating the food safety code, some companies are resorting to changing their names and executives to continue operations. To deal with this, lawmakers are preparing a new, more efficient bill that includes prison sentences up to five years for people and businesses involved in the production, sale and import of food deemed dangerous to public health. New steps already found support from food producers. Atilla Totoş, a board member of an association of olive and olive oil producers, told Anadolu Agency (AA) on Thursday that food safety violators "should be tried on manslaughter charges." "They deliberately sell fake foods," he says. "It will be a great day for Turkish food producers when the law comes into force," Totoş said, adding that Turkey can establish a police task force against food safety viol...

Food safety still tops the agenda of the government despite all of the new measures it has taken. As public complaints mount over companies fined for violating the food safety code, some companies are resorting to changing their names and executives to continue operations. To deal with this, lawmakers are preparing a new, more efficient bill that includes prison sentences up to five years for people and businesses involved in the production, sale and import of food deemed dangerous to public health. The bill is expected to be presented to the parliament for approval in the coming days by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) lawmakers. It comes at the heels of the latest list by the Ministry of Agriculture that named 386 products by 229 companies violating food regulations announce earlier this week. Violations involve everything, from using chicken meat in products sold as cow meat, to protein bars containing prescription-only drugs. Under the new bill, violation of foo...