I often buy Cracker Barrel cheddar for eating and various shredded cheeses for toppings and pizza. Well, today as I was casually perusing the ingredients list on my cheese, I saw something that ended in "-mycin." Well, you might recognize this as indicative of an antibiotic such as neomycin, clindamycin and a whole host of others in this class.
It seems that the FDA has now approved Natamycin for use as a surface antimyotic (antimold, fungal) agent in block and shredded cheeses! Cripes! Although this has been used as a food additive in Europe for some time, in the US, it was formerly used as an antibotic for eyes.
My gosh, I''m already resigned to the fact that I'm getting antibiotics and hormones and a whole mess of other nasty stuff from the milk itself but now they have to spray, sprinkle, dust this on my cheese? Does this worry anyone else?
I can't really afford to go wholly organic, so what can an average guy do in a case like this?
Wilkey
It seems that the FDA has now approved Natamycin for use as a surface antimyotic (antimold, fungal) agent in block and shredded cheeses! Cripes! Although this has been used as a food additive in Europe for some time, in the US, it was formerly used as an antibotic for eyes.
My gosh, I''m already resigned to the fact that I'm getting antibiotics and hormones and a whole mess of other nasty stuff from the milk itself but now they have to spray, sprinkle, dust this on my cheese? Does this worry anyone else?
I can't really afford to go wholly organic, so what can an average guy do in a case like this?
Wilkey