The Controversy of Berkshire Blue
Bruce Cole points readers to this chron.com profile of cheese maker Michael Miller, whose Berkshire Blue has won awards throughout the cheese-judging world.
Unfortunately, some of it has also turned up with traces of listeria.
While foodies like me yearn for the complex flavor of raw-milk cheese, it can spread harmful bacteria. This is something we tend to forget as we decry the harsh regulations of the FDA. Miller says there wasn’t enough listeria to cause harm, but who can say how different people will be affected? Where is the proper balance between government regulation and good food? Do you think the government was right to pull the cheese? Or were they being paranoid?
What are your thoughts?
