Producers of specialist, cloth-bound cheese in the UK see their efforts stalled in their bid to continue using a chemical that is banned across the EU.

The small number of cloth-bound cheddar cheesemakers in the UK has been fighting for the right to use methyl bromide, a chemical they say is vital for its ability to destroy cheese mites during maturation. No viable alternative to methyl bromide has yet been found.
The chemical was phased out across all sectors in the EU from January 2004 because of its harmful effect on the planet’s ozone layer with a