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A Decade-Old Stamp on Tillamook Cheese Packages Just Went Viral, and Overnight One of America's Favorite Dairies Is Facing a Boycott Nobody Saw Coming!The Oregon co-op's cheddars and Monterey Jack have carried halal certification since around 2016 - printed right there on the wrapper the whole time. It took one viral video for shoppers to finally notice what's been sitting in their refrigerators for ten years, and the reactions haven't all been pretty!Strip away the noise and the question worth asking is a fair one: why does an all-American creamery run its cheese through Islamic dietary certification in the first place? The company's answer is practicality - the same standard also satisfies their Kosher requirements, one stamp covers both. But the deeper takeaway is how long this label hid in plain sight, right there at every grocery store, until the country finally started READING its own packaging!