BUCHAREST, Romania — The European Union has officially recognized a brand of Transylvanian cheese, the second Romanian product to win recognition in a month.
Agriculture Minister Achim Irimescu said Tuesday that Ibanesti white cow's cheese, a feta-style cheese produced by farmers in the northwest Transylvania region, was recognized Monday by the EU as a food brand produced in a limited geographic area.
The development means producers can apply for European funds to promote it abroad.
Mirdatod Prod, which produces Ibanesti cheese, named after a mountain village, had a profit of 850,000 lei ($210,000) in 2014, according to finance ministry figures.
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