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333. Laws relating to cheese marketing. A cheese 

 of foreign origin if made in this country must be branded 

 to show that it is not imported. For example, Camem- 

 bert made in America is labeled Domestic Camembert. 

 Some manufacturers call it Camembert type of cheese. 

 The same applies to other varieties of foreign cheese. If 

 a variety is made under a trade-marked name, this 

 prevents any other manufacturer from using that name. 

 For example, a concern may make " Philadelphia " 

 cream cheese; other concerns may make cream cheese, 

 but they must call it by some other name. 



The committee on definitions and standards for the 

 Association of Official Agricultural Chemists has now un- 

 dertaken to define the proper use of type names. This is 

 intended to determine the proper limits of composition of 

 cheeses in each variety and such essentials of physical 

 identification as will insure the proper use of these names. 



Certain states have laws which relate to the branding of 

 the cheese to denote quality. If the cheese is made from 

 whole milk, a brand may be applied to show this fact. 

 This is usually called the state brand. If made from 

 skimmed-milk, the cheese must be branded to show this. 

 The following 1 illustrate the laws relating to the state 

 brand and skimmed-milk cheese : 



Sec. 48. Manufacturer's brand of cheese. " Every manu- 

 facturer of whole-milk cheese may put a brand or label upon 

 such cheese indicating ' whole-milk cheese ' and the date of 

 the month and year when made ; and no person shall use such 

 a brand or label upon any cheese made from milk from which 

 any of the cream has been taken. The Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture shall procure and issue to the cheese manufacturers of 

 the state, on proper application therefor, and under such regu- 

 lations as to the custody and use thereof as he may prescribe, 



1 N. Y. Agricultural Laws, Sect. 3, paragraphs 48 and 49. 



