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Türkiye · 12 Nov 2026

Colours in food from Türkiye: food safety notices

Notices, all years22since 1 Apr 2020
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Products

Herbs and spices16Prepared and snack foods3Confectionery and cocoa2Cereals and bakery1

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
3 Nov 2026EUUnauthorised use of the food colouring Yellow Orange S (E 110) and incorrect labelling by ColoursInformation · potential risk
20 Oct 2026EUUnauthorised dyes Sudan I and Sudan IV in sumac from TurkeyColours
534,5 +/- 267,2 µg/kg - ppb
Alert · serious
6 Aug 2026EUZawartości błękitu brylantowego E 133 na poziomie 280 ± 36 mg/kg w przekąsce kukurydzianejColours
280 ± 36 (limit 200) mg/kg - ppm
Information · potential risk
26 Nov 2025EUUnauthorised titanium dioxide colour in confectionary product//Colorante dióxido de titaniColoursBorder rejection · potentially serious
7 Oct 2025EUUnauthorised use of the colouring agent Orange II in cracker from Türkiye, via GermanyColoursInformation · potentially serious
8 Aug 2024EUUnauthorized additives Sudan I and Sudan IV in curry powder from TürkiyeColoursInformation · potentially serious
12 Jul 2024EUUnauthorized color Sudan I in curry from TürkiyeColoursInformation · serious
13 Feb 2024EUSudan IV and E122 colouring in sumac powderColoursAlert · serious
28 Sep 2023EUSudan I and Sudan IV in paprika powder from Turkey via the NetherlandsColoursAlert · serious
26 Sep 2023EUUnauthorized colorant Sudan IV in paprika spice preparation from TürkiyeColoursInformation · potential risk
25 May 2023EUUnauthorised colours Sudan III and Sudan IV in paprika seasoning preparation from TurkeyColoursInformation · potential risk
9 Dec 2022EUUnauthorised Sudan dyes (I and IV) in roasted paprika from TurkeyColoursInformation · serious
10 Oct 2022EUUnauthorised SUDAN I and Sudan Orange G in ground sumacColoursAlert · serious
18 Aug 2022EUunauthorised colour Sudan IV in ground sumac from TurkeyColoursInformation · serious
1 Aug 2022EUunauthorised colour Sudan 4 in ground sumac from TurkeyColoursInformation · undecided
12 Jul 2022EUSudan IV in spice preparationColoursInformation · serious
10 Mar 2022EUSudan IV in sumac spice preparation from TurkeyColoursAlert · serious
6 Oct 2021EUUnauthorised colour Cochenillerot A in jam from TurkeyColoursInformation · not serious
26 May 2021EUCurry from Turkey contaminated with synthetic dye Sudan Red IColoursAlert · serious
20 May 2021EUCurry from Turkey contaminated with synthetic dye Rhodamine BColoursAlert · serious
25 Jan 2021EUunauthorised colour Soudan I and Soudan IV or red B (> 0.5 mg/kg - ppm) in curry powder frColoursInformation · serious
1 Apr 2020EUCHOCOLATE-LIKE PRODUCT WITH COLORED DRYINGS IN THE CENTER OF AN EGG SHAPE PN. BON BON - DYColoursBorder rejection · serious