Turkey: Olive oil counterfeit warning

Experts and sector representatives advised consumers to buy olive oil from reliable places with production and sales centers. Dr. Mücahit Kıvrak, faculty member of the Olive and Olive Technologies Department of Edremit Vocational School of Balıkesir University (BAÜN), told AA correspondent that adding oils not obtained from olives into olive oil is called "adulteration". Stating that adding other vegetable oils and mineral oils into liquids such as pomace oil, which do not contain any olive oil, is defined as "fake olive oil", Kıvrak said, "Fake branding has also emerged recently. For example, while that company does not have such a product or such a brand in any way, which we hear about with the names Ayvalık, Geyikli, Mudanya, there are oils produced in a business with a brand that does not exist by establishing cooperatives with the names of districts, these are also included in the group of fake oils." Just looking at the price is not enough Kivrak explained that in order for ...