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Posted on 02/20/2016 7:31:05 PM PST by Lera
The FDA is cracking down on companies that are lying about selling 100% Parmesan cheese
The FDA is warning pasta and pizza lovers that cheese labeled “100 percent Parmesan†are often filled with cheese substitutes—like wood pulp.
Yes, you’ve been eating wood, thanks to companies like Castle Cheese, which produced Parmesan cheese containing no actual Parmesan for almost 30 years. The president of the company, which supplied megastores like Target, is scheduled to plead guilty this month to charges that carry a sentence of up to a year in prison and a $100,o00 fine, according to Bloomberg.
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Wood pulp is probably better for you than moldy dried cow puss anyway... so what is the problem? /s
The problem is that I am not a termite or braver. LOL
From a cheese tree?
For 30 years that guy’s made millions off of fake cheese and they’re going to slap with a year and $100 thou fine? In all this time has anyone complained about the cheese? Reminds me of the soap in the mashed potatoes in “Catch 22”.
.... Kinda hard to beat the freshly grated stuff anyways ...
CHEESE AND RICE!
Relax, you probably could use a little fiber in your diet. The Germans used saw dust in their bread during WW II. They also ground acorns for coffee. It all comes out in the end anyway.
Cellulose is just plant fibre. It is added usally to kepp the cheese from clumping. As long as it stays below 5% it should be fine.
Cellulose is in many veggies too.
Wood pulp is basically paper
No big secret.
They put small amounts of cellulose in grated or shredded cheeses to prevent the cheese from clumping.
Not just in Parmesan either.
Eff them— dont put wood cellulose in my cheese. Do we have a shortage of cows in the nation? WTF?
Wow! I can eat all the Parmesan I want and get my daily fiber to boot. How did we luck out that cheaters came up with something that would do us good?
Call me a snob, but I don’t buy any parm cheese unless it’s a block of parmigiano-reggiano and grate it myself.
Romano is on the other branch.
Paper is wood pulp. Its a fiber after the pulp is cooked down, which looks like oatmeal..and that is exactly what they call it at the mills.
If you can find it, try Red Cow Parm Reg....takes it to the next level.
I know during the Siege of Leningrad, the Russians made half of the bread out of sawdust.
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