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Article: Cheese lovers: lower-salt Stilton 'would be a crime': British government wants to encourage healthier diet
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 4, 2006
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A proposal by the British government to lower the salt content of
Stilton -- the distinctive blue-veined English cheese that has been
made from the same recipe for centuries -- plain stinks, cheesemakers
say.
As part of a long-range effort to improve the national diet in
England, the Food Standards Agency and the Health Department are
proposing reducing salt levels in various foods, from crumpets to
meat pies.
The agencies want to lower the salt content of Stilton cheese to
750 milligrams of sodium per 100 grams. The typical sodium content of
Stilton, which is made from cows' milk, is about 930 milligrams per
100 grams, according to the Stilton Cheesemakers' Association.
The problem, ...