$58.2469 Specifications for U.S. grades of Monterey
(Monterey Jack) cheese
(a) U.S. grade AA. Monterey Cheese shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) Flavor. Is fine and highly pleasing, free from undesirable flavors and odors. May possess a very slight acid or feed flavor.
(2) Body and texture. A plug drawn from the Cheese shall be reasonably firm. It shall have numerous small mechanical openings evenly distributed throughout the plug. It Shall not possess sweet holes, yeast holes, or other gas holes.
(3) Color. Shall have a natural, uniform, bright, attractive appearance.
(4) Finish and appearance—bandaged and paraffin-dipped. The rind shall be sound, firm, and smooth, providing a good protection to the cheese.
Code of Federal Regulation, Parts 53 to 109,
General Service Administration.