# 2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-531-20: 2VAC5-531-20. Standardized cheeses and related products

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## Section

- **Citation:** 2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-531-20
- **Heading:** 2VAC5-531-20. Standardized cheeses and related products
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Administrative Code / Title 2 Agriculture / Agency 5 Department of Agriculture And Consumer Services / Chapter 531 / 2VAC5-531-20

## Text

Standardized cheeses and related products shall comply with the specific standards of identity established for each cheese or related product under 21 CFR Part 133 and the requirements of this chapter. Standardized cheeses and related products include: asiago fresh cheese; asiago medium cheese; asiago old cheese; asiago soft cheese; blue cheese; brick cheese; brick cheese for manufacturing; caciocavallo siciliano cheese; cheddar cheese; cheddar cheese for manufacturing; club cheese; colby cheese; colby cheese for manufacturing; cold-pack cheese; cold-pack cheese food; cold-pack cheese food with fruits, vegetables, or meats; cook cheese; cream cheese; cream cheese with other foods; edam cheese; gammelost cheese; gorgonzola cheese; gouda cheese; granular and stirred curd cheese; granular cheese for manufacturing; grated cheese; grated American cheese food; gruyere cheese; hard cheeses; hard grating cheeses; high-moisture jack cheese; koch kaese; limburger cheese; low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and scamorza cheese; low-moisture mozzarella and scamorza cheese; low sodium cheddar cheese; low sodium colby cheese; monterey cheese and monterey jack cheese; mozzarella cheese and scamorza cheese; muenster and munster cheese; muenster and munster cheese for manufacturing; neufchatel cheese; nuworld cheese; parmesan and reggiano cheese; part-skim mozzarella and scamorza cheese; part-skim spiced cheeses; pasteurized blended cheese; pasteurized blended cheese with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized cheese spread; pasteurized cheese spread with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized neufchatel cheese spread with other foods; pasteurized process cheese; pasteurized process cheese food; pasteurized process cheese food with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process cheese spread; pasteurized process cheese spread with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process cheese with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process pimento cheese; provolone cheese; romano cheese; roquefort cheese; samsoe cheese; s
s; pasteurized process cheese; pasteurized process cheese food; pasteurized process cheese food with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process cheese spread; pasteurized process cheese spread with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process cheese with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process pimento cheese; provolone cheese; romano cheese; roquefort cheese; samsoe cheese; sap sago cheese; semisoft cheeses; semisoft part-skim cheeses; skim milk cheese for manufacturing; soaked curd cheese; soft ripened cheeses; spiced cheeses; spiced, flavored standardized cheeses; swiss and emmentaler cheese; swiss cheese for manufacturing; washed curd cheese; and washed curd cheese for manufacturing.

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