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"There is no price hike in red meat in Ramadan," said Osman Yardımcı, Vice President of the Butchers' Federation. Butchers' Federation of Turkey Vice President Osman Yardımcı said there will be no price increase of red meat in the month of Ramadan. "We have always such provocative remarks in Ramadan period in terms of red meat. No one should regard to this," Yardımcı added. Yardımcı, who is also the president of the Antalya Butchers' Chamber, told AA (Anatolian Agency) correspondent that all butchers have completed their preparations. Stating that due to the epidemic of the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19), intensive measures were taken at all stages from slaughterhouses to butcher shops, Yardımcı noted that slaughtering and selling are held according to disinfection rules. Emphasizing that they are always trying to help the citizen, Yardımcı explained, "In Ramadan, we will not raise red meat prices so that our citizens are able to eat...

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...

Turkey Butchers Federation Vice Chairman Osman Yardımcı stated that red meat industry is badly affected by some speculations of price hikes and said, "No hike to red meat. Definitely no hike in a month or two." No red meat raise... Yardımcı expressed that the number of cattle in Turkey which was 14 million 800 thousand in 2016 reached 17 million 42 thousand 506 last year. Describing that whispers around 20 percent price hike in red meat are only speculation and emphasized everyone has enough meat in their fridges because of the Sacrifice Feast. Yardımcı also noted, "Turkey has currently no shortage of meat. To what reason some say 20 percent hike in on the way?  We certainly will not hike in a month or two." 2 liras raise in one year... Yardımcı pointed out that livestock contraction hasn't been in Turkey, on the contrary  the sector expands and the works to prevent the loss of calfs has made serious contributions to the industry. "We have a...

Butchers Federation of Turkey Vice Chairman Osman Yardımcı said that the flesh of sacrificials needs to disassemble through the hands of experts, so 15 percent of the sacrificial meat is going to waste every year. This means that thousands of animals." Yardımcı said: "Unexperinced and novice butchers are on the streets every Feast of Qurban. Unfortunately our citizens favour with such people on the first day of the Feast in order to be able to go out of the city. But our Federation has taken all the measures, we are ready for slaughtering during the Feast days."   Yardımcı also stated: "The best thing to do is to make use of slaughterhouses of municipalities. As a matter of fact we have provided veterinarians and skilled butchers under the service of our citizens." Pointing out that meat should not be wasted during the Feast, "When one kg of meat perish makes 50 liras. This is a national fortune and a pity. Novices are shredding the sk...