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The meat of the black Slavonian pig has received the European protected mark of authenticity, the European Commission announced in the Official Journal of the European Union on December 12, 2023. Thus, this product name was entered in the register of protected marks of origin and protected marks of geographical origin and protected throughout the European Union. The EU mark of the protected mark of origin or the protected mark of geographical origin on the packaging guarantees the consumer the purchase of an authentic product.
The procedure for the protection of the name "Meat of black Slavonian pig" was initiated by the Agricultural and service cooperative LETA from Našice, which submitted a request to the Ministry of Agriculture for the protection of the mark of origin under the name "Meat of black Slavonian pig".
The protection of the product "Meat of black Slavonian pig" is based on the specific quality of the meat, which is the result of the genetic basis and the way the pigs are kept and fed, as well as the age of the pigs at slaughter.
"Meat of black Slavonian pig" has a specific pronounced aroma due to the profile of fatty acids, which is also the result of traditional feeding with fodder produced on own farms. Also, due to the significant volume of movement and greater activity and blood circulation of the muscles, "Meat of the black Slavonian pig" is characterized by a darker color than the meat of classically fattened commercial pigs.
You can view the product specification "Meat of black Slavonian pig" at connectors.
The Republic of Croatia now has 46 agricultural and food products whose name is registered in the European Union as a protected designation of origin or a protected designation of geographical origin. In addition to the currently registered name "Meso black Slavonian pig", the names of the products are also registered: Krk prosciutto, Cres extra virgin olive oil, Neretva mandarin, Ogulin sauerkraut / Ogulin sauerkraut, Baranj kulen, Lika potatoes, Istrian prosciutto / Istrian prosciutto, Drniški prosciutto, Dalmatian prosciutto, Polish soparnik / Polish greens / Polish olive oil, Zagorski turkey, Krk olive oil, Korčula olive oil, Pag lamb, Šolta olive oil, Varaždin greens, Slavonski kulen / Slavonski kulin, Međimurje meat 'from tiblica, Slavonski honey, Lika lamb, Istria, Pag salt, Zagorski mlinci, Pag cheese, Bjelovar kvargl, Brač varenik, Varaždin klipič, Maloston oyster, Rudarska greblica, Dalmatian pečenica, Dalmatian pancetta, Lič skripavac, Brač olive oil, Zagorje acacia honey, Zagorski štrukli / Zagorski štruklji, Meat of Istrian cattle - boškarina / Meat of Istrian cattle - boškarin, Samoborska chešnivka / Samoborska chešnofka, Lumblia, Goran honey, Dalmatian lamb, Slavonic sausage, Komiška carob, Novigrad mussel, Varaždin pumpkin oil and Turopolska pig meat.
