[Cold Heart]

The specific starter culture added to the milk imparts the flavor and holes. Everything done the product changes the flavor just as with wine & beer.

I had passed this article on to a cheese expert and was told that most modern cheeses have lost flavor due to stricter controls and pasteurization. Plus the feed for the animals has changed.

[colorado tanker]

Some people smuggle unpasteurized cheese out of Europe but the feds work very hard to catch them.

Frankly, I don't know what the big deal is. If someone wants it and knows there is a small risk, why should the feds care? Oh, I know. Silly me . . .