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Labels on natural cheese, pasteurized process cheese, and related products carry important descriptive information. The name of a natural cheese will appear as the variety, such as “Cheddar cheese,” “Swiss cheese,” or “Blue cheese.” Pasteurized process cheese labels will always include the words “pasteurized process,” together with the name of the variety or varieties of cheese used — for example, “pasteurized process American cheese” or “pasteurized process Swiss and American cheese.” Cheese food also contains ingredients other than cheese and therefore is labeled as “pasteurized process cheese food.” Cheese spreads have a different composition from cheese foods and are labeled as “pasteurized process cheese spread.” All the ingredients used in the preparation of these products are listed on the respective labels along with the kinds or varieties of cheese used in the mixture. Also, the milkfat and moisture content may be shown.

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