Bulgaria moves to protect its rose oil business

Bulgaria, among the world's largest rose oil producers, has launched a procedure to register its product as a protected geographical label within the EU, the farming ministry said Wednesday. Rose Pickers, Isparta, Turkey Bulgaria is the world's second largest rose-oil maker after Turkey, supplying an annual 1,200 to 1,500 kilogrammes (2,600 to 3,300 pounds) to the perfume and cosmetics industry, producers say.A ministerial committee approved an application from Bulgarian rose oil makers on

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