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5.—(1) The name which appears in column 1 below shall not be used in the labelling of any cheese as the name of the cheese, whether or not qualified by other words, unless—
(a)the amount of water contained in the cheese expressed as a percentage of the total weight of the cheese does not exceed the percentage stated in column 2 below opposite that name, and
(b)the amount of milk fat in the cheese expressed as a percentage of the dry matter of the cheese is not less than 48%.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
Variety of cheese | Maximum percentage of water |
Cheddar | 39 |
Blue Stilton | 42 |
Derby | 42 |
Leicester | 42 |
Cheshire | 44 |
Dunlop | 44 |
Gloucester | 44 |
Double Gloucester | 44 |
Caerphilly | 46 |
Wensleydale | 46 |
White Stilton | 46 |
Lancashire | 48 |
(2) No person shall sell any cheese in the labelling of which a name is used in contravention of paragraph (1) of this regulation.
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