Cheese Shop Owner On Crusade To Block Ban On Mimolette

In the Washington suburb of Arlington, cheese shop owner Jill Erber is leading a desperate crusade to convince US authorities not to ban one of her products over the tiny mites that live on its rind.

The sign behind the counter at Cheesetique, Erber’s store and wine bar where more than 200 kinds of cheese are on offer, says it all: “Save the mimolette.”

In just a few weeks, “we probably won’t be able to get mimolette from our distributors any longer,” Erber told AFP.

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