Division 4.5 Method of production
United Kingdom
The milk must be produced, and the cheese must be manufactured and matured, within the geographical area.
Cheese made exclusively from renneted cow’s milk; the curd is separated and not washed; it is left to drain naturally; the cheese is dry salted; maturing is variable depending on the size, at least five weeks for the standard size, during which the rind is washed several times in salt water without using fungicides.