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Tests by the Food and Drug Administration have shown branded grated Parmesan under the 100 percent label are routinely being made with cut-rate substitutes such as cheaper cheeses - cheddar, Swiss and mozzarella, as well as wood pulp. Bloomberg TV Company also carried out their own tests on national brands. FDA are prosecuting Castle Cheese Inc, which supplies big grocery chains, for producing “false” Parmesan for almost 30 years. The company's President faces a year in prison and $100,000 fine if found guilty.

Read more at: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/02/fda-says-parmesan-fraud-could-leave-you-eating-woo.html

and -  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-16/the-parmesan-cheese-you-sprinkle-on-your-penne-could-be-wood

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