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Minister Yumaklı announces 242.8 million TL in fines from June food inspections
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that 127,643 food inspections were carried out in June, administrative fines totaling 242.8 million TL were imposed on businesses violating regulations, and criminal complaints were filed against 32 businesses. The minister stressed that they will not tolerate food profiteers.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı shared the results of food inspections for June in a statement on his social media account. Stressing that access to healthy and safe food is their "red line," Yumaklı reported that millions of lira in fines were imposed on businesses found to be non-compliant.
127,643 Food Inspections Conducted in June
Minister Yumaklı announced that 127,643 inspections were carried out on food businesses across Turkey between June 1 and 30. A total of 242.8 million lira in administrative fines were imposed on businesses found to be operating in violation of regulations.
Criminal Complaints Filed Against 32 Businesses
Yumaklı also stated that criminal complaints were filed against 32 businesses where serious violations were detected as a result of the inspections.
"We Will Not Tolerate Food Profiteers"
Minister Yumaklı used the following statements in his post:
Our citizens' access to healthy and safe food is our red line. While we protect the labor of our producers who do their job properly and earn their livelihood honestly, we will not tolerate food profiteers with our zero-tolerance principle.
Yumaklı stressed that inspections will continue resolutely across the country to ensure food safety.
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