FDA bans raw milk cheese Archives - Real Milk https://www.realmilk.com/tag/fda-bans-raw-milk-cheese/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 FDA bans French cheeses https://www.realmilk.com/fda-bans-french-cheeses/ https://www.realmilk.com/fda-bans-french-cheeses/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2014 13:00:47 +0000 http://www.realmilk.com/?p=7050 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently moved to prohibit the sale of cheeses people have happily made and consumed for millennia.  The agency claims […]

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]]> The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently moved to prohibit the sale of cheeses people have happily made and consumed for millennia.  The agency claims these cheeses full of healthful bacteria are too risky. They issued a ban on imports of French cheeses that exceed “FDA approved” bacteria counts.

The artisan cheese making process involves inoculating milk with select bacteria and encouraging their proliferation to make a safe and delicious product. The FDA’s move means that even such probiotic bacteria now falls under suspicion.

The rule is not new; it has been in place since 2010 but it is only now being enforced leading to the confiscation and removal of highly coveted fine French cheeses.

David Gumpert gives an excellent update and analysis on the situation on his blog.

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