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Article: New Swiss Cheese Standards Proposed.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Food Institute Report
- Article date:
- July 24, 2000
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Responding to requests from The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, USDA is proposing to revise Federal Swiss cheese grade standards to allow a smaller eye size in Grade A Swiss cheese and to remove cheese block size recommendations. USDA is also proposing to define an eye size range for Grade B Swiss cheese, clarify the color requirements for Grades A and B Swiss cheese, and correct minor errors that currently exist in classification tables.
Such grade standards are voluntary standards developed ...