Division 1.2 Soft or semi-soft cheeses, excluding fresh cheeses

This category shall include cheese made from raw, thermised or pasteurised milk of any animal species. The cheese can be ripened, smear-ripened, mould-ripened or brine-matured.

The cheese may be packaged including wrapped in muslin, or may be unpackaged at retail but packaged at the point of sale for the consumer.