Farmer bypasses EU rules by selling cheese as ‘animal feed’
Farmer bypasses EU rules by selling cheese as ‘animal feed’ [via Fark]
Mr Hajek said, writes the British paper, he is not responsible for what his customers do with the cheese, and has put up a sign outside his farm in southern Bohemia to that effect.
“Goat’s cheese made from non-pasteurised milk. Hand kneaded. Recipe kept for six generations,” it reads.
“Absolutely failing to meet EU norms, therefore designated for animal feeding purposes. Tested on people.” Mr Hajek’s farmhouse is crumbling and his wooden fence is falling apart. It falls to his wife, Jana, 34, a teacher, to keep Mr Hajek and their 13-year-old son Vojtech financially afloat.
Armies of health inspectors have taken to standing outside the farm, interviewing customers about what they plan to do with the cheese. One customer, a pensioner living in a one-bedroom flat whose only pet was a goldfish, denied eating it himself, saying it was for a neighbour’s dog.