Individually wrapped cheese could be banned in New York if the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act passes in the state Senate. It failed to pass in 2023.

Lawmakers introduced a similar measure to make Colby the state cheese in 1997. It passed the Assembly in February 1998 with an 81-15 vote, but the Senate did not vote on it.

A bipartisan bill heard by a state Assembly committee on Wednesday would change that. The measure makes colby, which was created in Wisconsin more than 100 years ago, the official cheese. Colby ...

The measure would make colby, which was created in Wisconsin more than 100 years ago, the official cheese. The bill must pass the Legislature and be signed by Gov. Tony Evers before becoming law.

Still, more than 45 million pounds of colby is produced at Wisconsin's 150 cheese plants each year. For the unfamiliar, colby is generally thought of as a milder form of cheddar but has more ...