Regulation 117

Cheese shall be the solid or semi-solid product obtained by coagulating the casein of milk, skimmed milk, cream or any mixture of these with rennet, pepsin or acid. It may contain ripening ferments, harmless acid-producing bacterial cultures, special mould cultures, seasoning, lysozyme or permitted flavouring agent, anti-caking agent, colouring matter or chemical preservative. It shall not contain any fat other than milk fat.

Natamycin may be applied to the rind of a cheese by dipping or by spraying such that the proportion of natamycin in a sample taken from the surface to a depth of less than 5 mm, is not greater than 1 mg/sq dm.

Natamycin should not be detected at a depth of 5 mm or more and should not be used together with sorbic acid.