Artesian Cheese is threatened by FDA's scrutiny of aging cheese on wooden boards
Forbes Magazine Article about Artesian Cheese
The Depth and Breadth of FDA cGMP CFR's, and why the Big Cheese is going to overtake the Little Cheese

A Forbes Magazine article is explaining how the FDA threatens small scale artesian cheese makers who might not be able to use wooden boards to age their cheese anymore. The FDA regulator cites

21 CFR 110.40  (a) "All plant equipment and utensils shall be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be adequately cleanable, and shall be properly maintained. The design, construction, and use of equipment and utensils shall preclude the adulteration of food with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments, contaminated water, or any other contaminants. All equipment should be so installed and maintained as to facilitate the cleaning of the equipment and of all adjacent spaces. Food-contact surfaces shall be corrosion-resistant when in contact with food. They shall be made of nontoxic materials and designed to withstand the environment of their intended use and the action of food, and, if applicable, cleaning compounds and sanitizing agents. Food-contact surfaces shall be maintained to protect food from being contaminated by any source, including unlawful indirect food additives."

(image from  google images no infringement intended)

Why would aging cheese on wooden boards matter? The character and taste of aged cheese is somehow influenced by the aging process on wooden boards, and the same rule would not affect big cheese manufactures, since they do not make aged cheese, they manufacture it. Artesian cheese is made by small cheese-makers, using unique ingredients and traditional techniques, which may include aging the finished cheesed in a cave, or wooden boards to get the unique tastes effects.

In other cases, the FDA regulators mandated a cheese producer sanitize his wooden boards, so the interpretations of the rules are subject to change, depending on new scientific findings, or the regulator.

I feel that this article is worth reading to get exposed to the way regulators interpret the FDA CFR's, especially if you have taken Prof. Polos Bio 77 Regulations class, which deals with this closely.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2014/06/09/fda-may-destroy-american-artisan-cheese-industry/
Check it out!

Forbes Magazine Article about Artesian Cheese

If you have any comments, send them to  LaneyBiomanClub@gmail.com  !

BioRad Enzyme Song (Filmed in Oakland!)

Hey Guys and Gals

We are learning more about column chromatography, and the purification and separation of proteins, in BIO 79,  Cell Culture and Protein Recovery class, and our Prof Doug Bruce was giving us an overview of our Low Pressure "Bio Logic" Column Chromatography machine by Bio Rad. It is a beaut!

As I was looking for a tutorial to further learn how to use it, I ran across this BIO RAD song about Enzymes, and it was filmed in good ol' Oakland, at the Maritime Harbor Park, by Port of Oakland. 

Click the hot-link to check it out! 

BioRad Enzyme Song

Apparently it is about BioRad GTCA Sso Fast.

Who's your Daddy??(sung while cradling a BioRad PCR machine)

Viral Marketing at its best or not?

Share your comments at LaneyBIOMANclub@gmail.com!

The Inner Life of the Cell, Protein Packing,

An animation from Harvard, about what likely goes on in the cell, with proteins jostling about.
Click the link protein packing to view on YouTube!

Lindsey and Robert, our fellow classmates were interviewed by Peralta News recently. The topic was Academic Excellence.   The are among the first of the graduating Batch of Laney's A.S. Bio manufacturing students  and  have already successfully  completed internships, and are now employed in the industry. Click the hot link and congratulate   Lindsey and Robert for a job well done, and being that inspiration for all us.

If you like this post, please comment, and share with a friend,


LaneyBiomanClub@blogspot.com

Cheese, wine, yogurt, beer, and bread are all made with the use of useful and helpful bacteria. Some of the worlds oldest cheese was recently found in China, with mummies !    


Check it out!

Biomanufacturing Artificial Spider Silk!

Spider Silk protein pound for pound is stronger than steel, and for years, different researchers and companies have been trying to one of natures strongest cables.

If this material could be commercialized, then we could see improvements in organ transplantation, bullet proof clothing, and extra high tensile cabling among other applications.  Read more about Spider Silk here.


What would you use spider silk for?


 http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i9/Spider-Silk-Poised-Commercial-Entry.html

Hello Friends,George Lucas Museum @ Henry J. Kaiser Building?!?

Oakland Councilwoman, Rebecca Kaplan wants George Lucas, the famed director of Star Wars, to consider the Henry Kaiser Convention Center as a George Lucas Movie Memorabilia Museum!

What does this have to do with Biomanufacturing?   Jango Fett was the origin of the Clone Troopers, if  I recall correctly. Besides This location is directly across from the Laney campus woot woot and the newly rejuvenated Lake Merritt! and you can see this location out of the A and B building windows. Imagine the possibilities...

We could have a movie night, with a possible topic, "Biomanufacturing / Biotechnology as depicted in the Movies.  "

What are your thoughts about it?

Let me know then!

Cheers


Vince