Raw-milk cheese has been in the news over the last couple months. The Food and Drug Administration has been reviewing its raw-milk standards for cheese for the last several years, and many think it will soon make a decision that will affect the small artisan cheese producers in the United States and Europe.
The most recent dustup has come by way of a hold by the FDA on imports from Europe of certain cheeses it deemed unfit for consumption. The FDA’s statement on the issue can be read here.
The “problem” was found in several traditional raw-milk cheeses that we know well, Roquefort being the most well-known. You can read the long list of affected cheeses on FDA Import Alert #12-10 here.
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