date:Jun 17, 2014
the language used in this communication may have appeared more definitive than it should have, in light of the agencys actual practices on this issue.
A spokesman for the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets told Food Safety News they were satisfied with that clarification.
Welch, however, said he was pushing forward with the amendment to the agriculture appropriations bill to guarantee that artisan cheesemakers dont face any regulatory scrutiny for continuing to use wooden shelves.