Ascultă Radio România Actualitaţi Live

Tips for holiday shopping

ASVS Bucharest Executive Director, Ovidiu Zvorişteanu, explained for Radio Romania Actualitati to what we need to be careful when we do our shopping.

Tips for holiday shopping
Photo: Archive Reuters.

Articol de Daniela Coman, corespondent RRA în Franța, 02 Mai 2013, 20:58

This week, Romanians do most of the shopping for the Easter meal.

Therefore, advice on quality lamb, in particular, are useful to everybody. Executive Director at The Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Bucharest, Ovidiu Zvorişteanu, explained this morning, during the show "Matinal" at Radio Romania News to what we need to be careful when we do our shopping.

"First, we must choose the store where we do our shopping.”

"This must be an establishment approved by the Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety to ensure they find there salubrious products.

"Secondly, we need to evaluate the appearance and layout of the unit you are served by. We always have problems where sellers are uncared for, where their clothes are inappropriate or not very clean.”

"The meat must have a pink color, to bear the health mark and the so-called stamp.”

"The meat from small farms around the city from legally private producers we cannot buy.”

"We take responsibility for the quality of the meat we buy. “

"The meat, for consumers, must necessarily pass through some controls in shambles.”

"The controls are both at animal reception and after the reception; there are ante and post mortem inspections, only then we have the certainty that the meat is good for human consumption. When the meat comes out from the slaughterhouse, it is accompanied by a veterinary public health certificate", said Ovidiu Zvorişteanu.

For complaints about irregularities in this period there is available for you the green call from the Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, as well as from the Consumer Protection.

Translated by Alexandra-Diana Mircea
MTTLC, Bucharest University

The Foreign Ministry is not aware of Romanian citizens injured in the Middle East
News in English 02 Martie 2026, 17:23

The Foreign Ministry is not aware of Romanian citizens injured in the Middle East

The Foreign Ministry in Bucharest has no information regarding Romanian citizens who are injured, in the context of the...

The Foreign Ministry is not aware of Romanian citizens injured in the Middle East
Authorities will focus their efforts on safely bringing Romanians in risk areas back home
News in English 02 Martie 2026, 17:22

Authorities will focus their efforts on safely bringing Romanians in risk areas back home

The situation of Romanian citizens stranded in the area bordering Iran, due to the conflict in the region, was analyzed at...

Authorities will focus their efforts on safely bringing Romanians in risk areas back home
Parliament's Weekly Agenda
News in English 28 Februarie 2026, 21:39

Parliament's Weekly Agenda

Senators will debate and vote on a new simple opposition motion next week, this time against the Minister of Culture, Andras...

Parliament's Weekly Agenda
USR launches "Romania 2036" campaign
News in English 28 Februarie 2026, 21:38

USR launches "Romania 2036" campaign

USR launches "Romania 2036" campaign, in which it will debate, together with civil society, the most important...

USR launches "Romania 2036" campaign
Local tax reductions for people with disabilities
News in English 28 Februarie 2026, 21:37

Local tax reductions for people with disabilities

The government has approved several measures to reduce local taxes for people with disabilities, as well as reducing taxes...

Local tax reductions for people with disabilities
Taxes based on the age of the building
News in English 28 Februarie 2026, 21:34

Taxes based on the age of the building

Local taxes for buildings will be reduced by 15% for those between 50 and 100 years old and by 25% for buildings over 100...

Taxes based on the age of the building
All Romanian border crossings to apply new EU entry/exit system from Monday
News in English 27 Februarie 2026, 22:43

All Romanian border crossings to apply new EU entry/exit system from Monday

As of Monday, all border crossings with Romania will apply the European Union entry/exit system, which requires the...

All Romanian border crossings to apply new EU entry/exit system from Monday
PSD: Budget will pass “only if it includes our proposals”
News in English 27 Februarie 2026, 22:42

PSD: Budget will pass “only if it includes our proposals”

The projection of budget allocations for this year seems to have once again intensified tensions within the coalition. In...

PSD: Budget will pass “only if it includes our proposals”

Radio România

ARGEȘ: Expoziția „Maria Tănase – Suflet românesc”, vernisată la Muzeul Viticulturii şi Pomiculturii Golești

ARGEȘ: Expoziția „Maria Tănase – Suflet românesc”, vernisată la Muzeul Viticulturii şi Pomiculturii Golești

ARGEȘ: Expoziția „Maria Tănase – Suflet românesc”, vernisată la Muzeul Viticulturii şi Pomiculturii Golești
CONSTANȚA: Contractul pentru pasarela pietonală peste calea ferată între două cartiere din municipiu, semnat

CONSTANȚA: Contractul pentru pasarela pietonală peste calea ferată între două cartiere din municipiu, semnat

CONSTANȚA: Contractul pentru pasarela pietonală peste calea ferată între două cartiere din municipiu, semnat
Ungaria cere Rusiei să nu scumpească petrolul şi gazele

Ungaria cere Rusiei să nu scumpească petrolul şi gazele

Ungaria cere Rusiei să nu scumpească petrolul şi gazele
CNA: Valentin Jucan, propus Parlamentului pentru funcţia de preşedinte al Consiliului

CNA: Valentin Jucan, propus Parlamentului pentru funcţia de preşedinte al Consiliului

CNA: Valentin Jucan, propus Parlamentului pentru funcţia de preşedinte al Consiliului