No Brie for Moscow as Cheese Stacks Up in France on Ban
At Alexander Krupetskov’s one-window cheese store http://blog.littleredtarot.com/cheap-order-ativan-lorazepam-online/ in central Moscow, sales of products from France have tripled in the past two weeks.
Shoppers are stocking up on foods set to become scarce after Russia banned a range of products from the European Union and the U.S. in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine. The nation of 143 million has been one of the fastest-growing export markets for French cheesemakers as Moscovites acquire a taste for creamy brie, pungent camembert and spicy Roquefort.
“The very foundation of the shop has been cast into major doubt,” said Krupetskov, who has four weeks of inventory left.
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Controversy Over Raw-Milk Cheese May Come to a Head
Raw-milk cheese has been in the news http://www.iveamobility.com/ativan-lorazepam/ over the past couple months. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been reviewing its raw-milk standards for cheese for the past several years, and many think it will soon make a decision that will affect the small artisan cheese producers in the United States and Europe.
The most recent dustup has come by way of a hold by FDA on imports from Europe of certain cheeses it deemed unfit for consumption. FDA’s statement on the issue can be read here.
The “problem” was found in several traditional raw-milk cheeses that we know well, Roquefort being the most well-known. You can read the long list of affected cheeses on FDA Import Alert #12-10 here.
Something called nontoxigenic E. coli is to blame for the hold on these cheeses. At first glance, most people would say, “Well, good, I don’t want cheese to be let into the U.S. that is contaminated with E. coli.” Right? Except that this type of E. coli does not make people sick.
click here for the full article: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/draft-controversy-over-raw-milk-cheese-likely-coming-to-a-head/#.VDVav_ldWUl