The inspection came, the truth emerged: The fish on the counter turned out to be "spoiled"

Upon reports that small fish sold as "mackerel" at Balıkesir's Bandırma Fish Market were actually sprats, teams from the Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Southern Marmara Inspectorate and the District Agriculture and Forestry Directorate took action. The teams conducted a comprehensive inspection at the fish market. During the checks, regulations were imposed on 4 firms found to have misleading labels, ensuring that the products were sold with the correct species name, "sprats." Additionally, the inspection included a check on the compliance of legal fish size measurements. While the inspections put an end to the species confusion, no intervention was made in the stall prices. Officials stated that fish prices were shaped ...