The Minister of Agriculture explained on Wednesday why traditional butter and maghiyun were included in the list of 17 food products with limited commercial addition, stressing that the final price of these products is much higher than the factory price. “Magiun practices a very high commercial additive, which makes this no-sugar-added product extremely uncompetitive compared to similar imported products that have a very high added sugar content,” Minister Florin Barbu said.

When asked by HotNews.ro what price differences were found between butter and butter, Minister Florin Barbu said that there was an increase of more than 50%.

• “These differences in increases from one supplier. On average, yes, more than 50%. We are talking about all products of Romanian manufacturers. The price that comes from the supplier and lies on the shelf has a commercial margin of 50% on average. by capping it will decrease by 30%. Simple,” said the minister.

Florin Barbu also noted that processors and traders have agreed to launch a price review mechanism, which they will participate in together with other institutions such as the Competition Council, so that in the long term there will be no more speculative price increases. , as it was before the introduction of this measure.

• “When this mechanism is operational, we will have a guarantee that we no longer need to intervene through a regulatory act. We are creating this mechanism to manage and monitor these prices. We are also monitoring the prices of products that have been delisted, and if we see an increase, we will intervene by regulation to limit commercial markups,” Barbu said.

Exception for food products used as raw materials. Barbu: Processors are subject to restrictions on commercial additives to the finished product

The act adopted by the government on Wednesday introduces a provision according to which agricultural and food products listed in the annex, which are used as raw materials in production, processing, processing and which are the subject of commercial relations between the producer and the processor, were exempted from taxation. from the application of the provisions of this emergency order, the processor is the processor.

When asked by HotNews.ro whether processors will be exempted from the restriction of this measure, the minister denied.

• “No. If the cost of the product or the raw materials used to make the product includes 10% sugar that goes into processing to make the product, it is not covered by this order. Processors are subject to the limitation of commercial additives to the finished product according to the cost sheet of product.”, Florin said to Barb.

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