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Head to https://manukora.com/microcosmos to get 3 FREE Gifts with your Starter Kit - a $25 value! Thanks to Manukora for sponsoring today's video! In May 2013, a shipment of around 1.5 tons of seemingly normal cheese was refused entry into the United States. And while looks wise there was nothing suspicious, according to the Food and Drug Administration, this shipment of cheese had a problem: mites. Special thanks to Chloé Savard for allowing us to use her footage: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tardibabe/ Follow Journey to the Microcosmos: Twitter: https://twitter.com/journeytomicro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyToMicro Shop The Microcosmos: https://www.microcosmos.store Support the Microcosmos: http://www.patreon.com/journeytomicro Hosted by Hank Green: Twitter: https://twitter.com/hankgreen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers Music by Andrew Huang: https://www.youtube.com/andrewhuang Journey to the Microcosmos is a Complexly production. Find out more at https://www.complexly.com Stock video from: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/rotation-cheese-on-black-slate-plate-delicious-cheese-stock-footage/1690887512 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/piece-of-mimolett-cheese-falls-on-a-wooden-board-stock-footage/1148014791 SOURCES: https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2013/08/06/Mimolette-cheese-mite-be-restricted-by-FDA https://savoryandsour.com/2017/12/06/mimolette-extra-vieille/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27059866/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030210003644 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10493-016-0040-7 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/05/11/180570160/tiny-mites-spark-big-battle-over-imports-of-french-cheese https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31960565/ https://www.wisconsincheese.com/the-cheese-life/article/116/blue-cheese https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11271775/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15924999/ https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/microbiolspec.cm-0005-12 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0958694605001470 https://www.janetfletcher.com/blog/2015/1/5/welcome-back-mimolette This video has been dubbed using an artificial voice via https://aloud.area120.google.com to increase accessibility. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu.