Stichelton made with pasteurised milk for many years, until 1989 the Colston Bassett dairy did make one Stilton with unpasteurised milk. However, following an outbreak of food poisoning incorrectly linked to the dairy and subsequently revealed to be unfounded, they decided to end production of the unpasteurised cheese. In 1996, this decision was permanently enshrined when Stilton was awarded Protected Designation of Origin status by the EU, with one of the criteria being the use of pasteurised cows milk. Stichelton is produced by a partnership including Randolph Hodgson who owns the specialist cheese retailer Neal's Yard Dairy, and Joe Schneider who
Imari, Saga nearest airports are Saga Airport, Fukuoka Airport, and Nagasaki Airport. The main station is Imari Station. The port of Imari is a medium size port which receives ocean ships of various types, including container ships, dry bulk ships, cruise ships...etc . The port of Imari is also the location of the main shipyard of Nomura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., an Osaka based shipbuilding and repair company Imari is the largest Japanese pear producing center in western Japan. The cultivation of the Japanese pear from Imari (), which originated in the Ōkawa area 100 years ago, has spread out to the Minamihata