Woman raises concern over alleged ‘plastic cheese‘

Is ‘plastic cheese’ being sold in St Vincent and the Grenadines? At least one Vincentian woman is convinced this is the case.

In a video posted on social media last weekend, the woman, who did not identify herself, said when she began adding the mild white cheddar cheese purchased at Massy Stores to her macaroni, she noticed the cheese wasn’t melting and was sinking to bottom of the pot.

While filming the video, the woman grabbed some of the cheese in the palm of her hand, washed it and began crushing it.

“This is cheese, plastic cheese, look at it…that’s not how cheese supposed to look; it not melting…. So, folks, plastic cheese is in St Vincent. Don’t be fooled, pay attention,” the woman declared.

In a release by Massy Stores on Wednesday, the supermarket chain stated that they are looking into the concerns raised by the customer, because they take customer feedback very seriously.

“We wish to acknowledge that a video, capturing a customer’s experience with white mild cheddar cheese, which was purchased at Massy Stores (SVG) Ltd has been posted on social media as in being shared by a number of social media users.

“We confirm that the product was supplied by a long standing supplier of Massy Stores and was manufactured in the United Kingdom (UK). The product was shipped from the UK with the accompanying health certificates issued by the relevant authority. The certificate lies with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department National Assembly for Wales, as a part of the quality assurance process for the product.

“We are currently looking into the concerns raised by the customer, as we take customer feedback very seriously. Consequently the Ministry of Health as well as the supplier has been contacted. The supplier will ensure appropriate testing and checks out of an abundance of caution,” the release said.

It is not clear what the woman in the video means by ‘plastic cheese’, but Wikipedia says ‘plastic cheese’ is another name for ‘processed cheese’, which is a food product made from cheese, plus emulsifiers, saturated vegetable oils, extra salt, food colourings, whey or sugar. As a result, many flavours, colours and textures of processed cheese exist.