China has lifted an ban on types of cheese that get their and smell from . Health officials initially put a ban on the cheeses after discovered that the bacteria used to make the cheeses were not approved. The cheeses now approved for include Brie and Camembert. The ban was lifted after between the European Commission and Chinese and health officials. China's health said the bacteria used to make these cheeses were not to consumers' health.
Cheese lovers in China were that they could continue to enjoy their favourite product. Cheese is becoming more and more in China. It is not a part of the Chinese diet but tastes are changing. More Chinese people have a for cheese because of a increase in pizza restaurants and other western food. A cheese importer in Shanghai said: "It's a real . It is now written…that this of cheese is legally importable." Cheese sales in China will be $820 million this year. This is a 25 per cent from last year.