US cheddar standards?

-L. said:

Is there some reglation (USDA or otherwise) which governs what type of cheddar can be called mild,
medium or sharp? Just curious. I bought some medium that is pretty darn sharp!

Have you looked on the USDA's web site? If there are any United States federal regulations regarding
cheese, that's where they can probably be found.

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Quoted message said:

Is there some reglation (USDA or otherwise) which governs what type of cheddar can be called mild,
medium or sharp? Just curious. I bought some medium that is pretty darn sharp!

I think that's taste, rather than content, and the USDA might have no say in it whatsoever.

Contact the company producing the cheese, they'll be able to tell you what their own standards for
grade will be.

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Quoted message said:

Is there some reglation (USDA or otherwise) which governs what type of cheddar can be called mild,
medium or sharp? Just curious. I bought some medium that is pretty darn sharp!

-L.

I doubt it. It is to some extent a matter of personal taste. Some cheddars that claim to be sharp
are medium to me!

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(-L.) said:

Is there some reglation (USDA or otherwise) which governs what type of cheddar can be called mild,
medium or sharp? Just curious. I bought some medium that is pretty darn sharp!

-L.

I usually have the opposite reaction: the 'sharp' cheddar tastes really mild to me. Sometimes "extra
sharp" is OK.

I've tried well-aged cheddar from England, and have liked it pretty well. (Not to mention liking the
fact that is isn't dyed orange!)

(-L.) said:

Is there some reglation (USDA or otherwise) which governs what type of cheddar can be called mild,
medium or sharp? I bought some medium that is pretty darn sharp!

Consider yourself lucky.

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(-L.) said:

Is there some reglation (USDA or otherwise) which governs what type of cheddar can be called mild,
medium or sharp? Just curious. I bought some medium that is pretty darn sharp!

Don't ask me why, because I don't know, but unlike other dairy products, cheese falls under the
authority of the FDA, not the USDA. Perhaps its the bugs.

You'll get better info using 'FDA' in your Googling rather than 'USDA'.

Anyody how, and why m they determine of soething falls under the authority of the FDA or USDA? ie.
Fish is FDA, Farm animals are USDA. Butter is USDA, but cheese is FDA. Doesn't make sense.

-sw

Cheese is governed by the USDA; it's a milk product. See
ams.usda.govCheddar.pdfOpen ↗ for some information.

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Quoted message said:

(-L.) said:

Is there some reglation (USDA or otherwise) which governs what type of cheddar can be called
mild, medium or sharp? Just curious. I bought some medium that is pretty darn sharp!

Don't ask me why, because I don't know, but unlike other dairy products, cheese falls under the
authority of the FDA, not the USDA. Perhaps its the bugs.

You'll get better info using 'FDA' in your Googling rather than 'USDA'.

Anyody how, and why m they determine of soething falls under the authority of the FDA or USDA? ie.
Fish is FDA, Farm animals are USDA. Butter is USDA, but cheese is FDA. Doesn't make sense.

-sw

If you can find it, try Great Lakes Cheese cheddars. They have won awards world wide for their
cheddars. Not widely distributed - but I live just over a mile form their New York factory and
outlet (Lucky Me!!) They are based in Ohio.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day As long as you are learning, you are living When you stop learning,
you start dying

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:22:36 -0600, "Greg" <gblizardATcharterDOTnet>

Quoted message said:

Cheese is governed by the USDA; it's a milk product. See
ams.usda.govCheddar.pdfOpen ↗ for some information.

Well - that document is from... 1956. I went by several (recent) links I saw when I looked up:

<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=fda+cheese+standards&btnG=Google+Search>

Anybody know for sure?

-sw (with corrections made to my quoted text)

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"Steve Wertz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4bWdnWqT4L3X8UyiRVn-
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Don't ask me why, because I don't know, but unlike other dairy products, cheese falls under the
authority of the FDA, not the USDA. Perhaps its the bugs.

You'll get better info using 'FDA' in your Googling rather than 'USDA'.

Anyody know, how and why they determine of something falls under the authority of the FDA or
USDA? ie. Fish is FDA, Farm animals are USDA. Butter is USDA, but cheese is FDA. Doesn't
make sense.

-sw

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Anybody know for sure?

There is a lot of overlap on food safety issues although the FDA seems to generate the most info on
cheeses. The complete range of FDA responsibilities, which are considerable, are on this page of
their website: cfsan.fda.govlist.htmlOpen ↗

The best gateway into the US food safety network is this website: foodsafety.govfoodsafety.govOpen ↗

Its search engine can find almost anything in government publications.

pavane