The American Cheese Society had an outstanding
conference A real dairy issue came up during the Regulatory
& Environmental presentation. Codex Alimentarius is a joint program of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization that
develops international food standards. Codex cheese standards are under the jurisdiction
of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products. The standards are initially drafted by
the International Dairy Federation (IDF). Then at Codex, the standards are reviewed by
government officials from around the world during an eight-step process. There are two
types of Codex standards-general and individual varietal standards. As a U.S. Industry or
as the U.S. government, we don’t have to adopt Codex standards. But, the issue is, if
the rest of the world is able to use these standards including types of dairy ingredients
(casein?)and limiting types of milks (pasteurized vs. unpasteurized) we will disadvantage
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The Newsletter
of the California Cheese & Butter Association
Issue 9 October, 1998 The Annual Festival of Cheese (and butter) was incredible at Frank Lloyd Wright’s newly opened Monona Terrace Convention Center. Close to 400 cheeses and butters were entered in the Cheese Judging. I was one of the judges this year and it was a great experience. The top winners were:
Trade Lake Cedar Jersey Blue Humbolt Fog Our CCBA Member winners are:
Congratulations TO ALL!! A complete list of winners and entrants is available through the CCBA office.
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rediscovered classic jump rope rhymes that involve the cow. I never saw a purple
cow. The 34th Annual California Cheese & Butter Convention will be held at The Seascape Resort in Aptos, California April 22, 23 & 24, 1999. Our Convention committee this year is chaired by Len Waters of Stella Foods, and his team includes Joanne Mesta of John J. Wollak Co., Inc., Mike Boggeri of J. Boggeri Company, Inc., Mike Gurtler of Marketing Specialists of Northern California and Radha Stern of California Cheese & Butter Association. We promise you a fun and educational convention!!!! GOT MILK? is going national! The California Milk Processor Board and the Washington MilkPEP Board have agreed on a licensing deal for the popular Got Milk? Got Milk will now be added to all those great milk mustache print ads. Thanks for this updated mooos to Supermarket News BUTTER MOOOS Dairy farmers are smiling! Sky-high demand for butter, ice cream, cream cheese and other products made from butterfat, coupled with sagging milk production has sent dairy prices soaring to record levels. That’s bad news for consumers but, welcome news to farmers struggling through some of the worst economic times since the 1980’s. The all time high butter price for 1997 was $1.95 per pound and it has toped at $2.81 per pound this year. The unusually hot weather in some states has contributed to the problem. Cows make less milk when it is hot, and people eat more ice cream. Eventually the free market will bring things back into line. Thank mooo for this information goes to The Sunday Times and Philip Brasher.
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HOLIDAY GOODNESS The holidays are right around the corner. Please don’t forget to do a good deed for the people in your community that are less fortunate. Cheese and butter are healthy foods. If you can share with your local Food Bank please do. Call Gary Maxworthy at 415.383.0919 if you need information or help. He will make sure the food bank of your choice receives your donation. Thank you!!! CCBA convention team are looking for auction items for next years convention to benefit the Scholarship Fund for Dairy Science students. Please contact the CCBA office fif you can make a difference! CCBA has a wonderful new brochure. Members are encouraged to use these at industry events. Please call the office if you would like a quantity for use. If your membership is not current, please contact the California Cheese & Butter Association office. Please feel free to call our office for any reason. California Cheese & Butter Association Don’t forget to check out the California Cheese & Butter Association web site at: www.cacheeseandbutter.org or email us at: radha@cacheeseandbutter.org Any misspellings, misinformation, or great copy, are the sole responsibility of the editor. Suggestions, additions, or comments are GLADLY received. I would appreciate anything mooosworthy!! Radha
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