[zoso82t]

"Tastes are becoming more uniform, European standards are more and more draconian, more than half of the cheeses which receive a quality rating are made from pasteurised milk, large stores no longer have cheese-cutting counters, and outbreaks of listeria have been blamed on unpasteurised milk, even though all products such as pasteurised milk, fish and meat are affected by bacteria," Richez-Lerouge said.

Here's the problem. The EU appears to be hell-bent on destroying local traditions. They are also on the attack in Belgium against lambic-style beers, which are spontaneously fermented by wild yeast and bacteria. They've been around for hundreds of years, but now the EU is saying they're too dangerous for public consumption. Hopefully they will survive, maybe by moving here to the US. It's a shame.

[realpatriot]

"Hopefully they will survive, maybe by moving here to the US. It's a shame."

You have to be kidding. Our laws regarding food is MUCH more strict. Even cheese from unpasterized milk is ILLEGAL in our "free" country.