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Is it safe to eat raw milk cheese? Print

la-chaudiere3Yes, it is!

Raw Milk Cheese implies that it has not been pasteurized.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under the Food and Drug Regulations, allows the making and the sale of raw milk cheese provided that:

  • Article 8.08.044 (1): "....No person shall sell cheese, including cheese curd, that is not made from a pasteurized source unless it has been stored.
  • Article B.08.030: "stored" means to have been kept or held at a temperature of 2ºC more for a period of 60 days or more from the date of the beginning of the manufacturing aging process.

Every batch of raw milk cheese is analyzed for bacterial content before being released. Limits for E. coli and Staphyloccocus aureus are set by the Agency and must be met.

The only organic cheese that has gone through pasteurization is our mozzarella and is thus not considered a raw milk cheese.

So, enjoy the flavour of La Chaudière raw milk Cheddar, Swiss and Gouda without any concerns.