Traceable Bacteria to Prove Cheese's Swiss Origin

(House of Switzerland, July 19, 2017)

For more than a century, Agroscope – the Swiss center of excellence for agricultural research – has been providing Swiss cheesemakers with specific bacteria cultures. The specialty of these exclusive cultures is that they are traceable and allow to assure the "protected designation of origin" (known as AOP) for Swiss cheese. Agroscope now offers around 40 different strains of bacteria cultures. The majority are lactic acid bacteria which make the milk curdle, and impedes undesired germs from flourishing.