The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted new web content on the recently begun domestic sampling assignment to collect and test aged raw cow’s milk cheese for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1). This web page includes information on the raw cow’s milk cheese collection and a Questions and Answers section. For more information, please see the following links below.
17th Annual
Open Creamery Day
October 12, 2025 - Rain or Shine
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Our 2024 Maine Cheese Festival Sponsors,
Culture Magazine
Platinum Sponsor
Pineland Farms Dairy
edible MAINE
platinum Sponsor
Boplster's
Silver Sponsor
Formaticum
United Ag & Turf
Cheesemaker Sponsor
Real Maine
Maine Farmland Trust
Austin Associates
Fred Knight
Dairy Connection
Stone Tree Farm Cidery
Balfour Farm
The Maine Cheese Guild c/o Jean Koons, Treasurer 795 Pond Rd. Sidney, ME 04330
For more information contact:
Irene Burgess, Executive Director, Maine Cheese Guild207-419-9175 • Email director@mainecheeseguild.org