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Article: Use of raw milk may fall out of flavor
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 20, 2000
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The Cheese Challenge
Use of raw milk may fall out of flavor
By KAREN HERZOG
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2000
Some of the world's most notable cheeses -- including a few made
in Wisconsin -- may disappear as we know them because federal food
safety officials are concerned the cheeses contain unpasteurized
milk.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing its 50-year-
old policy on raw milk cheeses because the current minimum aging
period of 60 days for hard cheeses may not be enough to kill certain
pathogens, such as listeria, salmonella and E. coli.
Unpasteurized milk has been used for centuries in European cheeses
such as Italy's finest Parmesan and ...