Moves to ban wooden boards and shelving from cheesemaking by regional Food and Drug Administrators stirred a furor and fears of a trade war. FDA moved quickly to say it is "not prohibiting or banning the long-standing practice of using wood shelving in artisanal cheese."

FDA has not taken steps to end the long-standing practice in the cheesemaking industry of using wooden boards to age cheese. "We have not and are not prohibiting or banning the long-standing practice of using wood shelving in artisanal cheese."

Wilsonart, manufacturer and distributor of high-pressure laminates and and surfaces for furniture and countertops, has introduced 25 new designs to its Contract Laminate Collection and 7 new designs to its Solid Surface Collection.