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Article: Door opens for raw-milk cheese
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- The Press
- Article date:
- April 20, 2000
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Cheese lovers will be in for a taste sensation if strong-
flavoured cheeses made from raw milk are imported. World trade
rules look set to ensure cheese enthusiasts, including New Zealand's
richest gourmet, Doug Myers, win their battle to import strong-
flavoured cheeses made from raw milk.
The Australian New Zealand Food Authority (Anzfa) has already
authorised the importing of three types of hard Swiss cheese --
emmental, gruyere, and sbrinz -- made from unpasteurised milk.
New Zealand is the world's biggest dairy exporter and exports
only products made from pasteurised milk.
Domestic food regulations consolidated in 1984 stipulated that