AM: the Balaton fish received EU protection

It was emphasized that, as a result of the Geographical Indications Program of the Ministry of Agriculture, only carp and toothfish farmed in the EU in accordance with the requirements set out in its product description can be called “Balaton fish”.

“Balaton fish” can only be farmed in the Balaton catchment area – attention was drawn. From the 1920s onwards, the fish farms on Lake Balaton took great care to reproduce the two most economically important fish in Lake Balaton, the toothfish and the carp, through conscious fish farming, they added. (MTI)