On Wednesday, the government extended for another 2 months the restriction of commercial additives to 17 basic food products. “Without this measure, Romanians would pay an average of 20% higher prices for basic food products. In some cases, the prices would be much higher than this level, which is unbearable for the majority of Romanians,” said Prime Minister Marcel Čolaku.

The Prime Minister noted that the expansion of this mechanism is necessary primarily for the poor.

• “At the same time, we will build a long-term predictable mechanism together with large store chains, as we have created. We want to keep prices under control and Romanian farmers, producers and processors to receive a fair reward for their work!” said Čolaku.

New list of products with limited commercial additions: Out go cozonac, rice, tomato stock, margarine, yeast and minced meat

According to the draft resolution submitted for discussion by the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday, the new list of food products that will be restricted from commercial supplements for another 2 months includes 17 products instead of the previous 21 food products. Cake, rice, tomato broth, margarine, yeast and minced meat were removed from the list, replacing them with butter.

The 17 food products that will be commercially added are limited for another 2 months

1. Plain white bread weighing 300-500 grams, without dishes

2. Cow’s milk for consumption of 1 liter, with a fat content of 1.5%, except UHT

3. Bulk Telemea cow cheese

4. Natural yogurt from cow’s milk 3.5% fat, maximum weight 200 g.

5. White wheat flour “000” up to 1 kg

6. Chop up to 1 kg

7. M caliber chicken eggs

8. Sunflower oil up to 2 l

9. Fresh chicken meat*

* Chicken meat in the application of this emergency order means: whole chicken, chicken cutlery, whole chicken legs with bone and chicken wings, standard version.

10. Fresh pork**

** Pork, in the application of this emergency order, means: processed pork, bone-in and bone-in pork shank, pork loin.

11. Fresh vegetables wholesale***

*** In the application of this emergency order, fresh vegetables in bulk are understood as: tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, dried beans, carrots, bell peppers and capsicums, garlic.

12. Fresh fruits wholesale****

**** Fresh fruit in bulk in the application of this emergency order means red and golden apples, plums, pears, table grapes.

13. Fresh white potatoes in bulk

14. Cast white sugar up to 1 kg

15. Cream – 12% fat

16. Butter up to 250 gr

17. Magiun up to 350 gr.

SEE DRAFT OUG WITH NEW FOOD LIST