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Fromage fermier

The added-value claim Fromage fermier (farmer’s cheese) is intended to protect cheeses made by producer/processors from milk that comes entirely from their own operations.

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Fromage fermier

The added-value claim Fromage fermier (farmer’s cheese) is intended to protect cheeses made by producer/processors from milk that comes entirely from their own operations.

Description

In June 2015, the Association des fromagers artisans du Québec (AFAQ) filed an application for authorization of the added-value claim Fromage fermier. Farmer’s cheese is made by producer/processors from milk that comes from their farm: one farmer, one farm, one herd. Farmer’s cheeses may be made from raw, heated or pasteurized milk from cows, goats, sheep or water buffalo.

According to the proposed standard, the added-value claim Fromage fermier and any other qualifier designating a farm origin is reserved for cheese that has been made and ripened by an agricultural cheesemaker/producer on the site of their cheese dairy, contains only milk from their herd, and is elaborated using non-automated techniques that are traditional or specific to cheesemaking.

The applicants saw the Act respecting reserved designations and added-value claims as a means of providing balanced information about the various methods of manufacturing cheeses. Ensuring that products in the Fromage fermier category are differentiated based on their inimitable intrinsic qualities is a matter of fundamental importance for these makers. 

Timeline

  • On June 22, 2015, the Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants received an application for authorization of the Fromage fermier added-value claim for examination.

  • On November 2 and December 10, 2015 and on April 7, 2016, the expert committee conducted a preliminary assessment of the file before setting up a verification team tasked with examining the application from a practical point of view.

  • On August 9, 2016, the verification team delivered its comments to the applicant group.

  • On June 12, 2017, the Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants initiated a public consultation lasting 60 days. 

  • On August 19, 2017, le Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants passed on the results of the public consultation to the applicant.

  • On February 5, 2019, the Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants received a response to the results of the public consultation from the applicant.

  • On March 8, 2019, the expert committee conducted its final assessment of the file.

  • On February 20, 2020, the Board issued a positive opinion regarding the authorization of the added-value claim Fromage fermier.

  • On February 24, 2020, the Board delivered a positive opinion regarding authorization to the Ministre de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec.

  • On June 22, 2015, the Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants received an application for authorization of the Fromage fermier added-value claim for examination.

  • On November 2 and December 10, 2015 and on April 7, 2016, the expert committee conducted a preliminary assessment of the file before setting up a verification team tasked with examining the application from a practical point of view.

  • On August 9, 2016, the verification team delivered its comments to the applicant group.

  • On June 12, 2017, the Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants initiated a public consultation lasting 60 days. 

  • On August 19, 2017, le Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants passed on the results of the public consultation to the applicant.

  • On February 5, 2019, the Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants received a response to the results of the public consultation from the applicant.

  • On March 8, 2019, the expert committee conducted its final assessment of the file.

  • On February 20, 2020, the Board issued a positive opinion regarding the authorization of the added-value claim Fromage fermier.

  • On February 24, 2020, the Board delivered a positive opinion regarding authorization to the Ministre de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec.

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