Sefton10
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Do you think that indicates additional dodgy stuff not listed as ingredients? My understanding is when it is PDO it has to be made in the 'traditional' way, which would be by using rennet. Therefore, if they are using suitable for vegetarians rennet, it is likely not great. Is anything safe from the clutches of Pfizer? Looks like feta is off the menu for me. FFS!"Suitable for vegetarians"
"Because of the above imperfections of microbial and animal rennets, many producers sought other replacements of rennet. With genetic engineering it became possible to isolate rennet genes from animals and introduce them into certain bacteria, fungi, or yeasts to make them produce recombinant chymosin during fermentation. The genetically modified microorganism is killed after fermentation and chymosin isolated from the fermentation broth, so that the fermentation-produced chymosin (FPC) used by cheese producers does not contain a GMO or any GMO DNA. FPC is identical to chymosin made by an animal, but is produced in a more efficient way. FPC products have been on the market since 1990 and, because the quantity needed per unit of milk can be standardized, are commercially viable alternatives to crude animal or plant rennets, as well as generally preferred to them in industrial production.[12]
Originally created by biotechnology company Pfizer, FPC was the first artificially-produced enzyme to be registered and allowed by the US Food and Drug Administration.[13][14] In 1999, about 60% of US hard cheeses were made with FPC,[15] and it has up to 80% of the global market share for rennet.[16] By 2017, FPC takes up 90% of the global market share for rennet.[17]"
Rennet - Wikipedia
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