Wisconsin Says You Can’t Buy Kerrygold™ Butter Until A Bureaucrat Tastes It For You

"Wisconsin law forbids the sale of any butter unless it has first been sampled and 'graded.' This is not to ensure the product is not contaminated or otherwise dangerous. It is not even to determine whether it has nutritional value. It is, rather, a mandatory taste test in which a government 'connoisseur' must assess whether a butter has “fine and pleasing” flavor or tastes too 'acidic.' ”