It Only Takes Some Mold to Create a Problem
Chobani Yogurt Twin Falls, Idaho plant is the largest yogurt facility in the world. It produces about 1 million cases of yogurt per week and processes about 2-2.5 million pounds of milk per day.
I took a trip to Southern Idaho last winter and drove by the plant. It was almost ready to open and I can tell you it is a very large building.
Recently, it was discovered that some of the yogurt coming out of this plant contained mold that made some people sick. Here is the message from the founder of Chobani discussing the pro-active steps they have taken to recall this product. This company was started only in 2005 and in less than 10 years they have probably become the largest US producer of Greek Yogurt. They promote a very natural real yogurt product and perhaps using these steps may have caused the issue with the mold.
I have no complaints with the company or the steps they have taken, but when we deal with food products, it only takes a small amount of mold to cause a very large problem with a company or industry. This is just another example of one in the news lately.
Paul Neiffer, CPA
Paul Neiffer is a certified public accountant and business advisor specializing in income taxation, accounting services, and succession planning for farmers and agribusiness processors. Paul is a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen in Walla Walla, Washington, as well as a regular speaker at national conferences and contributor at agweb.com. Raised on a farm in central Washington, he has been immersed in the ag industry his entire life, including the last 30 years professionally. Paul and his wife purchase an 180 acre ranch in 2016 and enjoy keeping it full of animals.
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