Cheese is a "living" food due to the presence of different types of bacteria and sometimes yeast and mold, depending on the cheese variety. Like any other living thing, the bacteria used in cheese can get sick.

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Alive and ever-changing, microbes are responsible for everything from the safety of cheese to its flavor development during ripening. In fact, microbes in the form of starter culture, or adjunct bacteria/fungi, are ultimately responsible for turning milk into an almost endless array of cheese varieties.

These DuPont Danisco Choozit brand cheese cultures, Choozit ST 20 and Choozit PC Fast, are specifically designed to optimize production and consistently produce high-quality soft-ripened cheese, according to the company.

DSM extended its range of continental cheese solutions to enable cheesemakers to achieve a more sustainable cheese production.