Why do Americans have to read the ingredients to find real cheese???!


Question:

Why do Americans have to read the ingredients to find real cheese???

I don't do a whole lot of shopping, my wife usually does, but when I do and let's say I want cheese I want the real deal. I have to read the ingredients on at least 10 different packages of cheese to find one that is actually cheese.... Why do producers print cheese on the labels when it isn't, and why do consumers buy it if it isn't?


Answers:

They say it's cheese because they can get away with it. Real cheese doesn't have whey or cream put into it and blended with the actual cheese product. Real cheese is ONLY the curd with the whey squeezed out. They say they do it to make a softer cheese that the american people like, but that's a load of baloney. The real reason is that not including the whey or cream leaves them with less product to sell and more byproducts to get rid of somehow (which they can't make yogurt out of) so their profits drop. Gotta love lobbyists and their influence.

I find it equally annoying that I have to look for the real cheese and often times, there's only 1 real sliced cheese on the shelf and the rest aren't.




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