Re: [Debconf-discuss] Yet Another Cheese Party
Jimmy Kaplowitz <jimmy@debian.org> writes:
> On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 05:23:56PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
>> I don't know whether this is reflected in the import regulations, but
>> the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) requirement for cheese is
>> that any cheese aged for less than six months must be made from
>> pasteurized milk.
> My understanding of the rule you're referring to is that the threshold
> is 60 days, not 6 months.
That sounds a lot more plausible. I bet I'm misremembering.
> (It's also possible to circumvent in both legal and illegal ways, though
> the legal ones require not crossing US state or international borders,
> so can't be done before arrival.)
Yes.
> And, as Christian suggested, I couldn't find a trace of it in the import
> regulations, though I don't claim to be an expert in those.
Yeah, me either. I've never looked at all at the import side of things.
I just happen to know about the FDA regulation since I have some passing
interest in cooking and like cheese.
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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