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
Saga of Pliocene Exile Saga of Pliocene Exile The Saga of Pliocene Exile (or the Saga of the Exiles) is a series of science / speculative fiction books by Julian May, first published in the early 1980s. It consists of four books: "The Many Colored Land", "The Golden Torc", "The Nonborn King" and "The Adversary". At the start of the story the Strait of Gibraltar is closed and the Mediterranean Sea is dry and empty. "The Many Colored Land" and "The Golden Torc" are set in Europe just before and during the rupture at Gibraltar. The rupture and the rapid filling of the Mediterranean