This is true! In fact, Clinton signed this out just before he left
office.
Jim
Louis JOURDAN wrote:
>
> To my American friends
>
> Sometimes we complain about the European bureaucracy which enacts
> very precise standards, but can one of you confirm the information
> below I just found in my local newspaper (Ouest-France, 2001/01/30) :
>
> ---
> Le ministère de l'Agriculture américain vient de décider que les
> trous du gruyère made in USA seront plus petits pour "développer
> l'uniformité dans les pratiques commerciales". A compter du 22
> février, une note officielle stipule donc que les trous plus gros ne
> pourront dépasser treize seizièmes de pouces,
> soit 2,06375 cm.
>
> --- (free translation)
> The US department of Agriculture has just decided that holes in the
> US-made gruyere cheese should be smaller in order to" improve
> uniformity of commercial practices". An official note provides that,
> starting 22 February, largest holes could not exceed 13/16 of an inch
> (2,06375 cm).
>
> ----
>
> If this is true, what about the imported gruyere cheese ?
>
> Louis
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