Article: Door opens for raw-milk cheese

Cheese lovers will be in for a taste sensation if strong- flavoured cheeses made from raw milk are imported. World trade rules look set to ensure cheese enthusiasts, including New Zealand's richest gourmet, Doug Myers, win their battle to import strong- flavoured cheeses made from raw milk.

The Australian New Zealand Food Authority (Anzfa) has already authorised the importing of three types of hard Swiss cheese -- emmental, gruyere, and sbrinz -- made from unpasteurised milk.

New Zealand is the world's biggest dairy exporter and exports only products made from pasteurised milk.

Domestic food regulations consolidated in 1984 stipulated that

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