70% of the honey in the Turkish market is sold adulterated

Published Jan 25, 2022

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The President of the Turkish Agriculture, Livestock and Beekeeping Federation, Mustafa Sarıoğlu, has conscioused the public about the adulteration of honey in Turkey. He indicated that 70% of the country's honey production is fake, and that 95% of the honey found in hotels, restaurants, and other accommodations is also fake. The honey is reportedly being mixed with direct glucose, starch-based sugar, and enzymes. Sarıoğlu also emphasized the serious issue of agricultural and chemical poisons harming bees and the broader implications for agriculture and food safety. He has called for a reevaluation of the country's agricultural bureaucracy and the urgent declaration of agriculture and food as national security issues.

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Mustafa Sarıoğlu, President of the Turkish Agriculture, Livestock and Beekeeping Federation (TAHAP), warned the citizens about honey. Making statements to a group of journalists about the agriculture and food policies in Turkey, Sarıoğlu pointed out that "70 percent of the honey produced in Turkey is sold with adulteration, and said, "95 percent of the honey in the breakfast rooms of hotels, restaurants and accommodation facilities along the road is fake. No one can claim otherwise. They make artificial, fake Honey with direct glucose, starch-based sugar and enzymes. They will now be caught because of the device. They will face sanctions due to the new food law. We expect the results of this around the end of February," he said. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM POISON Stating that last year the honey went up to 750 liras, Sarıoğlu said, “One of the biggest problems in beekeeping is agricultural and chemical poisons. The bee lands on the sunflower and dies, you eat the oil that comes out of it. ...

Source: Gidatarim