Please do not blame 'society' or the young for what is done by bureaucrats whose whole mission in life is to increase their own power. This is in the nature of government and bureaucracy, and will always be so, so long as people want government to do for them what they should be doing for themselves. Cheese now, something else later.

Dan, Galveston, Texas

Rather than banning use of unpasteurized milk, why not have a label - "this is cheese using un/pasteurised milk" and let the consumer decide. Because government agencies resent consumer choice more than they value consumer safety.

bob, Boston, USA

This has to be one of the stupidest things on record. I guess as Messeur Granjon said. In the past we came into contact with bacteria and no one minded. Today, we over clean everything and use too many antibiotics in beef pigs, sheep, etc. Why don't we all live in a bubble?

Michael Ponzani, Youngstown, Ohio, USA

I completely agree with Edward Johns. If anyone doesn't allow you to take known risks, they are reducing you to the condition of a child.
Unfortunately, that is what modern governments do and no one seems to notice how it destroys personal liberty.

Long live Camembert.

Álvaro Coronel, Montevideo, Uruguay

Cheese made from healthy cows should not contain bacteria.. Make sure the cows are healthy, don't ban the cheese. Cheese made from raw milk is one of the few ways to obtain the health benefits of unpasteurised milk, which is all but banned in the UK. What cheese is healthy? - well there are some that think so! If the cows are reared correctly on lush green pasture milk contains CLA, omega-3 and all the fat soluble vitamins. Sterilization will be the death of us! Did you know that the French not only have one of the best records on heart disease, but obesity as well. There are those that believe this type of cheese keeps you thin as well - partly because of its saity.

Nick, Crewe, Cheshire

mon dieu, what a ridiculous thing to to, will they remove the alcohol from my Port too?

Rachel, Merseyside, England

There is an argument here for allowing people to take risks, assuming that they know what the risks are.
Smoking is permitted with attendant health warnings in most Western states, the degree of risk with that is very much higher than from eating cheese !
Were we all to pay for medical treatment on a private basis rather than on the assumption that the state will fix us whatever we do to ourselves, there might be some altered behaviours ?
Anyway, if it's kicks you are seeking, try travelling by public transport in Indonesia!

Edward Johns, Lannion, France

I think it is a very broad generalisation to say that "young generations have no more good taste". I'm 17 and often eat cheese such as camembert and stilton, but I know people in their 40's and 50's who would never touch the stuff. Please try not to blame the entirety of "young generations" for things that you disagree with.

Molly, Devon, England

This really is the world gone mad. I have been eating Camembert and many other unpasteurised cheeses ever since I can remember. I travel extensively in my work and eat food prepared in many different types of kitchens all the time. I'm sure I eat some type of uhealthy bacteria nearly every day but I'm still here to tell the tale and I enjoy my cheese. let's hope the cheesemakers see sense and maintain their traditions.

Glen, Uckfield,

Modern society no longer accepts any risk, no matter how small. This is an unsustainable - not to mention incredibly dull - way to live. The banning of genuine camembert would be a great shame, but also raises the question: what is next? How quickly will the authorities and experts be able to create a sterile world in which we are all scared and neurotic?

Alison, London,

The reason which leads to the use of pasteurised milk is not the health of the consumers but rather the profit of the cheesemakers (they can gain 2 per cent of production ).

René, LAILLE, France

Camambert is a great cheese in spite of the bacteria that now they find everywhere. The point is that the young generations have no more good taste which has been spoiled by eating at Mc Donald's and other similar fastfood chains.

Roberto Castellano, Salsomaggiore, Italy

The more we try to protect ourselves from all bacteria and anything 'dirty', the harder we will fall and the worse we will be affected when we do catch any bacterial infection etc because we will have lost our natural resistance. If you don't want to take the risk of eating cheese made with unpasturised milk, just don't eat it - simple! This regulation is silly and unnecessary, not to mention a waste of time and money.

Eleanor, London, England