I note that the Tory obsession with using Stilton cheese as part of Brexit trade talks continues. A trade deal with Japan is reportedly revolving around whether it will take a fairly small amount of Stilton and some undefined ‘blue cheese’
Stilton is protected under EU law(and by a 1996 judgement in the UK High Court and can only be made in three Counties, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
There have been Tory attempts to promote cheese production in Stilton itself, which is in Cambridgeshire, not one of the three Stilton producing areas.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-51358752
Meanwhile nothing is said about the only traditional Stilton made with unpasteurised milk, Stichelton, which is also produced just outside the protected area,hence the name tweak. Craft cheese makers like many others have had a tough time this year and deserve support beyond being a pawn in the Tories Brexit trade games.
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