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Swiss cheese producers allowed to artificially create holes in Emmental cheese!
After years of problems with holes in Emmental cheese, Swiss producers are now allowed to use a perforation powder to maintain the authentic appearance of the famous product.
TL;DR
- Swiss Emmental cheese makers can now legally use a perforation powder to create holes.
- The powder, made of organic hay flowers, helps restore the cheese's authentic appearance.
- Modern milk is too clean, lacking hay particles that naturally formed holes during fermentation.
- The Swiss Federal Office of Agriculture initially opposed the powder due to industrialization fears.
- A court ruling in 2025 approved the use of the perforation powder.