Kavruk Murat, Balcı Tuğçe Nur, Özel İrem Çağla, Ozalp Veli Cengiz, Aydın Ali
Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Aydın University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey.
J Sci Food Agric. 2025 Aug 30;105(11):5833-5839. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.14302. Epub 2025 May 5.
Food fraud and adulteration pose critical global challenges impacting economic stability and public health. This study examines the prevalence and characteristics of food fraud incidents in Turkey, an international player in the food supply chain. Controls carried out from production to consumption reveal many fraudulent events worldwide.
Data collected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye from 2012 to 2022, covering 4007 incidents and 7180 specific cases of adulteration, form the basis of this analysis. The study categorizes food fraud by region, product group and type of fraud, revealing trends and patterns. Key findings indicate a higher incidence of fraud in milk, meat and vegetable oil products, including the detection of drug-based adulteration having potential for serious health consequences.
At most importance, we demonstrated the importance of risk-based food inspections and the development of new detection technologies to enhance food safety. The results are fundamental for more effective food inspections in terms of risk-based conformity assessment approaches or developing new methods, devices and analysis kits in terms of scientific and technological approaches. Still, they can also significantly improve future food safety measures. These insights are aimed at informing global food safety strategies and policymaking, contributing to a safer and more transparent food supply chain. © 2025 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
食品欺诈和掺假对全球经济稳定和公众健康构成重大挑战。本研究调查了土耳其这一食品供应链中的国际参与者食品欺诈事件的发生率和特征。从生产到消费进行的管控揭示了全球范围内许多欺诈事件。
土耳其农林部在2012年至2022年期间收集的数据涵盖4007起事件和7180起具体掺假案例，构成了本分析的基础。该研究按地区、产品类别和欺诈类型对食品欺诈进行分类，揭示了趋势和模式。主要发现表明，牛奶、肉类和植物油产品中的欺诈发生率较高，包括检测到基于药物的掺假，这可能会对健康造成严重后果。
最重要的是，我们证明了基于风险的食品检查以及开发新检测技术以提高食品安全的重要性。就基于风险的合格评定方法而言，这些结果对于更有效的食品检查至关重要；就科学技术方法而言，对于开发新方法、设备和分析试剂盒也至关重要。此外，它们还可以显著改善未来的食品安全措施。这些见解旨在为全球食品安全战略和政策制定提供参考，为更安全、更透明的食品供应链做出贡献。© 2025作者。《食品与农业科学杂志》由约翰·威利父子有限公司代表化学工业协会出版。
