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America’s Raw-Cheddar Chaos The FDA has linked an E. Coli outbreak to contaminated cheese. The company that makes it refuses to agree to a recall. Raw Farm does not sell your typical cheddar. A one-pound block of the aged, GMO-free cheese retails for $16. (Naturally, it’s for sale at Erewhon, the high-end grocery chain.) Some people are willing to pay that kind of premium because the cheese is mad...
The strongest version of this narrative highlights a genuine tension between food-safety regulation and consumer choice, with Raw Farm positioning itself as a defender of natural, unprocessed foods against what it frames as bureaucratic overreach. The company’s refusal to recall its product, despite the FDA’s epidemiological evidence, underscores a broader cultural distrust of institutional authority—particularly when it clashes with personal beliefs about health and autonomy. The FDA’s hesitati...