date:Dec 08, 2015
Vermonts congressional delegation is upset with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the agencys recommendations for the allowable level of a certain bacteria in raw milk cheese.
According to Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the new edition of the FDA Compliance Program Guidance Manual released earlier this year reduced the standard for allowable non-toxigenic E. coli in cheese from 10,000 most probable number (MPN) per gram to 10 M