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Gaziantep döner shop closed after selling spoiled food

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Şahinbey municipality inspectors found that a döner business had sold spoiled products during food-safety checks.
  • Authorities took legal action and closed the business for 15 days.
  • Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu said inspections would continue to protect residents’ access to safe food.

A döner shop in Gaziantep’s Şahinbey district has been barred from operating for 15 days after municipal inspectors found it selling spoiled products.

The municipality said its Zabıta Directorate carried out inspections across the district to protect food safety and help residents access healthy products. Authorities took legal action against the business after the inspection.

There is no leniency, there are sanctions.

· Mehmet TahmazoğluThe Şahinbey mayor described the municipality’s response to the food-safety violation.

Şahinbey Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu said the checks would continue without interruption. “There is no leniency, there are sanctions,” he said. “Our municipal police teams closed a döner business for 15 days after it sold spoiled products and caused food poisoning. We will continue our inspections without interruption for the health of our people.”

Our municipal police teams closed a döner business for 15 days after it sold spoiled products and caused food poisoning. We will continue our inspections without interruption for the health of our people.

· Mehmet TahmazoğluTahmazoğlu said the enforcement action was intended to protect public health.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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