Message for retail stores based in Quebec
As of April 1st, 2023, the claim « Farmstead Cheese » :
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Can no longer be used to describe our imported farmstead cheese
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Is exclusive to Quebec cheesemakers that have been certified
Please refer to labelling and packaging documentation here (only in avaialble in French)
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Even if the word is no longer on our website and documents, we guarantee that these products :
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are made using traditional techniques
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by a producer
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who exclusively uses milk from his herd
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and processes it on his site
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More information available here :
Farmstead Cheese - CARTV (gouv.qc.ca)