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Michigan Milk rebrands Indiana cheese plant
The Michigan Milk Producers Association is rebranding a recently purchased Indiana cheese plant involved in a nationwide recall.
In February, Listeria bacteria was detected in a random test in Tennessee of Amish Classic cheese produced by the Deutsch Käse Haus plant in Indiana, which led to a nationwide voluntary recall of more than 130 name-brand and store-brands. Sargento and others cut ties with the plant after the recall.
The Association’s Allison Stuby Miller tells Brownfield their acquisition of Deutsch Käse Haus is part of the co-op’s efforts to diversify their product portfolio and create dairy farmer-owned branded products, “We’re still producing all the same cheese types which is primarily Colby, Colby Jack, Pepper Jack and Amish Creamery varieties.
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