In Turin, Italy this past Monday, 70,000 balls of fresh mozzarella were confiscated by the police when the several merchants and consumers noticed that the cheese mysteriously turned blue after it was exposed to the air*. The Italian Agriculture Minister, Giancarlo Galan, called the development "disturbing" and ordered laboratory tests.
The manufacturer of the cheese is a German company called Milchwerke Jaeger. They insist that the bacteria is harmless and that it affected only about ten of the mozzarella balls that were exported to Italy. Apparently, the bacteria is commonly found in ground water and has been filtered out of Milchwerke Jaeger's system. There have been no illnesses reported.
If the bacteria is indeed harmless, maybe this is the beginning of a new trend-- blue mozzarella! It would make for an interesting pizza.
Sources:
-Walletpop.com
-NY daily news
-Winnipeg Free Press
*Snicker-worthy descriptor of the tainted balls avoided with much difficulty.
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