Education
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Get ahead of the traceability clock
A federal traceability rule for certain high-risk foods has a compliance clock already running, and a fresh watchdog report this month says the agency's own plan still isn't…
Read postA cold snap in your vat, not just your cave
Aging rooms aren't the only thing a hard freeze disrupts. Milk temperature and culture activity shift too, and a make that ran perfectly last month can drift this…
Read postWhen a cave goes dry before the cheese does
Cold outside air holds less moisture, and once it's drawn into an aging room it can crack rinds and strip weight off wheels. Here's what our Humidity &…
Read postWhat the sixty-day rule covers
A member walkthrough of the sixty-day aging requirement for raw-milk cheese sold across state lines, and where it actually intersects with your make sheet.
Read postCutting for the gift case, not the lunch case
Gift-box cutting is a different skill from everyday counter work, and the mistakes show up as waste and complaints. A look at what our Cut & Wrap Fundamentals…
Read postListeria checks before the holiday volume hits
Holiday production ramps put more product moving through the same cave, the same slicer, and the same drains. Here's what our Listeria course actually walks through, and why…
Read postGetting your cave's air ready for winter
As outside air turns dry and cold, cave humidity and airflow drift more than most makers expect. Our Humidity & Airflow Control course walks through the fixes before…
Read postWhat your cave does when the weather can't decide
Late October's swing between warm afternoons and cold nights is exactly the kind of weather that exposes a cave's weak points. A look at what to check before…
Read postThe paperwork that decides if your wheel clears customs
Export Documentation Essentials walks through the health certificates, product codes, and cold-chain paperwork that stop a shipment at the border when they're missing or wrong.
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