Sibiu salami promoted in Brussels by the Agriculture Ministry

Newsroom 21/07/2016 | 14:57

The Sibiu salami, which obtained at the beginning of the year the registration at the EU level as Geographic Protection Indication, was promoted at Brussels, together with the other Romanian products of high quality.

Achim Irimescu, the minister of Agriculture, Luminita Teodora Odobescu, ambassador and representatives of Sibiu salami Producers Association were among the officials present at the promotion event of Romanian food, that took place at the office of the Permanent Representation of Romania, during July 15-18.

“The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development supports the Permanent Representatives of Romania at Brussels by providing experts with representatives food products and wines, together with promotional materials from the producing companies that wish to get involved in this process. Our products have a good quality and we have to make them known. Moreover, I want to advice as many people as possible to identify other products to get involved for and apply for a protection at European level, “ said Irimescu.

“Our country has a wide food tradition and the Sibiu salami is one of ‘our prides’, that we have to make known at European and global level. We are honored that we can pass over the tradition of Sibiu salami production of over 100 years, as we received it, from generation to generation, “ says Carmen Gavrilescu, the president of Sibiu salami Producers Association and marketing manager at Agricola Bacau.

Georgiana Bendre