It’s the Great Cheese Mite Mystery. For centuries, microscopic mites have been part of the process for making Mimolette, a mild-tasting cheese shaped like a cannonball and electric orange in color.

The ancient craft of cheese-making holds many surprises when it comes to methods that shape the flavors and textures of different varieties. One intriguing tradition involves deliberately introducing ...

In the Washington suburb of Arlington, cheese shop owner Jill Erber is leading an almost desperate crusade to convince US authorities not to ban one of her products over a tiny thing like mites. The ...

With immigration reform in the news, here's another tale of the federal government telling foreigners that they're not welcome in the United States: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding ...

At the cheese counter, you can't help but notice it: a cannonball- shaped cheese with an interior the color of canned pumpkin. Mimolette always turns heads, and many shoppers succumb to its striking ...

The Food and Drug Administration is getting sharp about a certain cheese. The agency is upset that fearless cheeseheads are nibbling a fancy French import known as Mimolette. The food nannies are ...

I've never been a huge fan of Mimolette, the bowling-ball-shaped French cheese with the pumpkin-colored paste, but now that it's all but banned in the U.S., I'm craving it. This well-aged cow's milk ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s the Great Cheese Mite Mystery. For centuries, microscopic mites have been part of the process for making Mimolette, a mild-tasting cheese shaped like a ...