06/04/2017 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission announced on Thursday 6 April that it had approved the addition of a new product from Romania to the quality register of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). The “Novac afumat din Tara Bârsei” is a smoked fish fillet obtained from the bighead carp species (Arystichthys nobilis). The bighead carp is reared for three years in fish farms located in the central-eastern municipalities of Romania: Dumbravița, Feldioara, Halchiu, Bod and Harman. The new denomination will be added to the list of 1,390 products already with EU protection. (LC)