EGG STORY project scope is to develop a chemometric model, as a new integrated approach, using innovative fingerprinting techniques, on the chain water-soil-forage-egg, to obtain the best markers which will certify the origin and distinguish the specific qualities of „S.C. AVIS COLLECTION S.R.L.” hen eggs in order to promote these foodstuffs on national and EU level for future registration as PGI, taking into account that these eggs are already certified as “mountain product” since 2020. Eggs belong to the products covered by EU regulation 1308/2013 on the common organization of the agricultural markets.
By now in Romania, there are only 6 products certified as PGI. Proof of provenance has become an important topic in the field of quality, traceability and consumer protection. Stable isotopes fingerprinting looks as the most feasible way to establish the geographical origin of food products.
Project scope is in accordance with „Enjoy, it’s from Europe” – the new EC promotion policy, which aims to support producers in the agro-food sector, because there is a good potential, but not yet exploited in Romania, for the recognition and promotion of local brands through their inclusion in the EU quality schemes.