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 sagas ("Samtíðarsögur" or "Samtímasögur"), Legendary sagas ("Fornaldarsögur"), Chivalric sagas ("Riddarasögur"), Saints' sagas ("Heilagra manna sögur") and bishops' sagas ("Biskupa sögur"). Kings' sagas are of the lives of Scandinavian kings. They were composed in the 12th to 14th centuries. The Icelanders' sagas ("Íslendinga sögur"), a.k.a. Family Sagas, are stories of real events, passed in oral form till they eventually were recorded, mostly in the 13th century. These are the highest form of the classical Icelandic saga writing. Some well-known examples include "Njáls saga", "Laxdæla saga" and "Grettis saga". The material of the Short tales of Icelanders sagas is similar to "Íslendinga