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The commissioners of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) analyzed several types of cozonac, discovering products containing up to 21 different additives, including in the dough, filling and glaze. The article ANPC analyzed several types of cozonac. The commissioners found products containing up to 21 different additives first appeared in Romania TV.

The National Authority for Consumer Protection analyzed over 20 types of cozonacs from major chain stores and found products full of E-numbers. In turn, Aurel Popescu, president of the employers' association in the food industry…

This year, after lamb, the cozonac will weigh heavily on the family budget. A fluffy one with chocolate and glaze can cost up to 200 lei. The traditional ones aren't exactly cheap either.

The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) checked several types of cozonacs in stores and found products containing as many as 21 different additives – both in the dough and in the filling or glaze.

The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) discovered, following checks carried out in the run-up to the Easter Holidays, that some types of cozonac sold in large chain stores contain up to 21 different additives, present in the dough, icing and filling. According to a press release sent by the institution, over 20 types of cozonac were analyzed, either from the retail chains' own production or from private sector suppliers, for store…