Crackdown on Informal Cheese: Coepriss Takes Action

The Coepriss of Sinaloa is ramping up health inspections on Mazatlán's informal cheese producers to protect public health. This initiative aims to ensure food safety by scrutinizing informal cheese businesses that use unpasteurized raw milk, posing health risks such as brucellosis. With the industry lacking hygiene protocols and sanitary permits, these efforts seek to formalize operations and promote competition fairness.

Coepriss's increased inspections signal to cheese producers the need for adherence to sanitary standards, protecting compliant producers by deterring unfair competition from cheaper informal products. Industry analysts support these operations as essential for encouraging investment and quality in the dairy sector.

The government, with Coepriss, must regulate poor practices, while producers should adopt professional and pasteurization processes. Consumers are urged to demand quality and safety seals for the dairy products they purchase. Such coordinated efforts are crucial to counter the threats posed by the informal cheese sector, paving the way for a more secure dairy industry.