The steps to be certified as a traditional product by the Greek round

SOURCE: RES-ABE

O round is a product closely related to Greek gastronomy and manufactured according to a particular production method, in accordance with traditional practices and made from specific raw materials.

In establishing the certification process, the ministry aims to legally enforce the cycle. Once completed, the tour will be the first Greek product of Greece in the official list of IGP-IGP-IGP The European Union.

It is estimated that the national consultation process should begin in January 2019 and last for two months. The file will then be sent to the European Commission and, according to estimates, after 12 to 18 months, it will be on the "last line" for certification at European level.

However, all parties indicated that certification of the series as TSG could only be used within the European Union.

What he will understand

The term "round" refers to both the raw meat product and the roast meat product, consisting of thin slices of meat rotating around a thermal cooktop. The washer is different from other products because of its cooking method because the pieces of meat turn vertically, slowly, in front of heated fireplaces.

Slices of meat are processed and prepared to take the form of leaves. The product "round" comes from the Greek "round" which means circumnavigation, rotation or perimeter. Today, the Greek law defines Round as a product consisting of thin slices of whole pieces meat. Meat can be pork, beef, mutton or chicken.

SEVEC: Protecting the authentic way of making round

"We must defend the authentic way of preparing the cycle," said the Athens-Macedonian news agency Executive Director of the Association of Meat Processing Industries of Greece, George Oikonomou "in recent years, the quantities of" tower "imported produced by our neighboring countries are in other forms, unfortunately with the use of banned additives and surprisingly low selling prices ".

At the same time, he stressed that "with the approval of our cycle as a HIPC Initiative, with the current and maintained process in our country, which maintains the traditional character, with the few ingredients stipulated by our strict legislation, limited fat content, we will initially create a shield. " we will protect against the unfair competition of imports and, at the same time, we will contribute to the development of our exports, which is the result and our proven national economy ".