On December 18, 2023, the Romanian Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) issued draft Order No. 111/2008 "Veterinary Hygiene and Food Safety Code", which will enter into force six months after its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. Major revisions include:

(1) The Code applies to the production, processing, storage, transport and marketing of foods of animal or non-animal origin, as subsequently amended and supplemented;

(2) The definition of "producer direct supply", "retail sale", "other bee products", "fishery products", "poultry meat" and other products has been revised;

(3) The processing of meat products such as poultry meat and primary production are distinguished, the concept of "small amount" is defined, and some management requirements for small amounts of processing can be exempted.